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ArticleJournal of animal science2023

Genetic parameters for behavioral and growth traits of Nellore cattle.

Anielly P Freitas, Maria Lúcia P Lima, Flávia F Simili, Flávio S Schenkel, Lenira E Faro, Mario L Santana, Claudia Cristina P Paz

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Article in Journal of animal science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A systematic review with meta-analysis of heritability estimates for temperament-related traits in beef and dairy cattle populations.Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie · 2025
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  2. Human animal relationships inFrontiers in veterinary science · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Anielly P FreitasBeef Cattle Research Center, Animal Science Institute/APTA/SAA, Sertãozinho, São Paulo 14174-000, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6291-5930
Maria Lúcia P LimaBeef Cattle Research Center, Animal Science Institute/APTA/SAA, Sertãozinho, São Paulo 14174-000, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5588-9658
Flávia F SimiliBeef Cattle Research Center, Animal Science Institute/APTA/SAA, Sertãozinho, São Paulo 14174-000, Brazil.
Flávio S SchenkelCentre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, CanadaN1G 2W1.ORCID 0000-0001-8700-0633
Lenira E FaroBeef Cattle Research Center, Animal Science Institute/APTA/SAA, Sertãozinho, São Paulo 14174-000, Brazil.
Mario L SantanaBeef Cattle Research Center, Animal Science Institute/APTA/SAA, Sertãozinho, São Paulo 14174-000, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8392-1304
Claudia Cristina P PazBeef Cattle Research Center, Animal Science Institute/APTA/SAA, Sertãozinho, São Paulo 14174-000, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7267-4552
Universidade de São Paulo · BRUniversity of Guelph · CA

Funding

National Council of Technological and Scientific Development 409485/2018-7São Paulo Research Foundation 2017/50339-5
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The growing concern of consumers with the welfare of production animals searches welfare in a production system extremely important; thus, the study of animal temperament is necessary to select less excitable temperament animals resulting in healthy development and fewer accidents. The objective of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for traits related to animal temperament and growth traits of Nellore cattle. In addition to exploring the genetic pattern of these traits through cluster and principal component analysis (PCA), to reveal possible groups of individuals that express less excitable temperament and greater growth. A total of 2,332 measurements from 1,245 male and female Nellore cattle born between 2008 and 2016 were utilized in the study. The (co)variance components were estimated by Bayesian inference using a two-trait animal model. The heritability for temperament score (TS), flight speed (FS), body condition score (BCS), live weight (LW), and hip height (HH) were 0.08, 0.12, 0.06, 0.13, and 0.48, respectively. The genetic correlation between the temperament indicator traits was strong and positive (0.78 ± 0.24). The TS and FS showed a favorable or null genetic correlation with LW, BCS, and HH. The third cluster included animals with low EBV for TS and FS and with high EBV for BCS, LW, and HH. In the PCA, the PC1 was what best evidenced the aim of this study; thus, our findings suggest that we could explore select animals based on cluster 3 and PC1 in breeding programs to select Nellore cattle with less excitable temperament and greater growth.

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CobaltHealth StatusAnimalsBayes TheoremCattleFemaleMaleParturitionPhenotypePregnancyCobaltcluster analysisgenetic correlationheritabilitytemperamentzebu

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PMID37624655
PMCPMC10494874
OpenAlexW4386160228

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