Estimation of (co)Variance components of growth curve parameters in Japanese quail

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Research/Original Article (دارای رتبه معتبر)
Abstract:
The purpose of the present study was to estimation of (co)variance components and genetic parameters of the growth curve in crossbred population. For this purpose, body weight records were fitted through the Gompertz curve and curve parameters were estimated. The final weight (Wf), hatch weight (W0), mature rate index (K), age (ti) and weight (Wi) in inflection point and growth rate in different days for all of the birds were predicted by Gompertz model. The estimated of (co)variance and genetic parameters were performed using a multi-trait animal model through Gibbs sampling. Heritability of the growth cure parameters including final weight, hatch weight, mature index and weight and age in inflection point was 0.335, 0.269, 0.273, 0.291 and 0.397, respectively. Also, the heritability of growth rate traits from hatch to 45 days was estimated high and varied between 0.311 to 0.424. The genetic correlation between hatch weight with mature index and final weight was positive (0.14 and 0.24), but the genetic correlation between hatch weight with age and weight at inflection point was negative (-0.24 and -0.12). The genetic correlation of the mature index with hatch weight, mature weight, age and weight at inflection point was negative. Genetic correlation of the mature index with growth rate in the early ages of bird was positive and it was estimated medium and negative for late. The weight at inflection point had the positive genetic correlation with most of growth rate traits and the change trend from beginning to end of growth period was ascending.
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Persian
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Iranian Journal of Animal Science, Volume:49 Issue: 2, 2018
Pages:
237 to 246
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  • Gholamreza Dashab
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    Associate Professor Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, University of Zabol, University of Zabol, Zabel, Iran
    Dashab، Gholamreza
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