Estimation of genetic and environmental parameters for milk traits in jersey cows

Abstract

The aim of this study was to estimate the genetic parameters and environmental factors for test day milk yield (TDMY), lactation milk yield (LMY), 305-day milk yield (305-DMY), milk fat percentage (FP) and milk protein percentage (PP) of Jersey cows raised on Karaköy Agricultural State Farm in Samsun province of Turkey. The data were obtained from 279 milk yield records of 170 heads cows calved from 2011 to 2013 years.  Parity, calving season and calving year were considered as fixed effects. Heritability, additive genetic variance and phenotypic variance were estimated by multiple trait derivative free restricted maximum likelihood (MTDFREML) with the animal model. Variance analysis results showed that except for FP, the effects of parity and calving year on TDMY, LMY, 305-DMY and PP were significantly important (P<0.05). However, calving season did not affect TDMY, LMY, 305-DMY, FP and PP (P>0.05). Heritability estimates for TDMY, LMY, 305-DMY, FP and PP were 0.38, 0.30, 0.28, 0.19, and 0.36, respectively. Repeatability for TDMY, LMY, 305-DMY, FP and PP were ranged from 0.35 to 0.45. The results indicate that these traits can be used as a selection criteria in genetic improvement of Jersey cattle this herd.  

Keywords

• Milk yield,Heritability,Repeatability,Fat percentage,Protein percentage

Jersey ineklerinde süt verim özelliklerine ait genetik ve çevresel parametrelerin tahmini

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye’nin Samsun ilinde bulunan Karaköy Tarım İşletmesi’nde yetiştirilen Jersey ineklerinin test günü süt verimi (TGSV), laktasyon süt verimi (LSV), 305-gün süt verimi (305-GSV), süt yağ oranı (YO) ve süt protein oranı (PO) için genetik parametre ve çevresel faktörleri tahmin etmektir. Veriler, 2011 ve 2013 yılları arasında buzağılamış 170 baş ineğin 279 süt verim kaydından elde edilmiştir. Laktasyon sırası, buzağılama mevsimi ve buzağılama yılı sabit faktörler olarak dikkate alınmıştır. Kalıtım derecesi, eklemeli genetik varyans ve fenotipik varyans, bireysel hayvan modelinde MTDFREML ile tahmin edilmiştir. Varyans analiz sonuçları, YO hariç, TGSV, LSV, 305-GSV, YO ve PO üzerine laktasyon sırası ve buzağılama yılının etkilerinin istatistiksel olarak önemli olduğunu göstermiştir (P<0.05). Ancak, buzağılama mevsimi TGSV, LSV, 305-GSV, YO ve PO’nı etkilememiştir. TGSV, LSV, 305-GSV, YO ve PO için kalıtım dereceleri sırasıyla 0.38, 0.30, 0.28, 0.19 ve 0.36 olarak tahmin edilmiştir. TGSV, LSV, 305-GSV, YO ve PO için tekrarlama dereceleri ise 0.35 ile 0.45 arasındadır. Sonuçlar, bu özelliklerin bu sürüde Jersey sığırların genetik olarak iyileştirilmesinde bir seleksiyon kriterleri olarak kullanılabileceğini göstermektedir.

Keywords

• Süt verimi,Kalıtım derecesi,Tekrarlama derecesi,Yağ oranı,Protein oranı

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