Department of Livestock Farm Complex, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, India.
Animal Genetic & Breeding Division, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India.
Anim Biotechnol. 2023 Dec;34(7):3280-3286. doi: 10.1080/10495398.2022.2130797. Epub 2022 Oct 13.
Accurate and unbiased assessment of genetic parameters of milk and milk composition traits play an important role in formulating breeding program for genetic improvement of Murrah buffaloes. In this study, data spread over 28 years were utilized to estimate genetic parameters of traits viz., 305 d milk yield (305MY), 305 d fat yield (305FY), 305 d solid not fat yield (305SNFY), milk fat percentage (fat%) and solid not fat percentage (SNF) percentage (SNF%) in Murrah buffaloes kept at ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal. Bayesian multiple-trait analysis was done using animal model and Gibbs sampling to estimate (co)variance components. Posterior means of heritability and posterior standard deviation for 305MY, 305FY, 305SNFY, fat% and SNF% were 0.18 ± 0.05, 0.17 ± 0.05, 0.18 ± 0.05, 0.07 ± 0.03 and 0.15 ± 0.06 and posterior means of repeatability estimates along with posterior standard deviation for corresponding traits were 0.33 ± 0.04, 0.32 ± 0.04, 0.33 ± 0.04, 0.14 ± 0.02 and 0.30 ± 0.04, respectively. Estimates of genetic correlation varied from -0.080 (305MY and fat %) to 0.999 (305MY and 305SNFY). Permanent environmental correlations varied from -0.060 (305MY and SNF%) to 0.999 (305FY and 305SNFY). This study indicated that all considered traits except fat% have ample genetic variability which can be exploited for selection and genetic improvement of Murrah buffaloes.
准确且无偏的遗传参数评估在制定摩拉水牛遗传改良的育种计划中起着重要作用。本研究利用跨越 28 年的数据,估计了摩拉水牛的 305 天产奶量(305MY)、305 天乳脂产量(305FY)、305 天非脂固形物产量(305SNFY)、乳脂率(fat%)和非脂固形物率(SNF%)等性状的遗传参数。在印度卡纳尔的印度农业研究理事会-国家乳业研究所,使用动物模型和 Gibbs 抽样进行贝叶斯多性状分析,以估计(协)方差分量。305MY、305FY、305SNFY、fat%和 SNF%的遗传力后验均值和后验标准差分别为 0.18±0.05、0.17±0.05、0.18±0.05、0.07±0.03 和 0.15±0.06,相应性状的重复性估计的后验均值及其后验标准差分别为 0.33±0.04、0.32±0.04、0.33±0.04、0.14±0.02 和 0.30±0.04。遗传相关估计值从-0.080(305MY 和 fat%)到 0.999(305MY 和 305SNFY)不等。永久环境相关从-0.060(305MY 和 SNF%)到 0.999(305FY 和 305SNFY)不等。本研究表明,除 fat%外,所有考虑的性状都具有足够的遗传变异性,可以用于摩拉水牛的选择和遗传改良。