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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Describing variation in carcass quality traits of crossbred cattle |
Author: | Mirzaei, H. Verbyla, A. Deland, M. Pitchford, W. |
Citation: | Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 2009; 12(3):222-230 |
Publisher: | Asian Network for Scientific Information (A N S I N E T) |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
ISSN: | 1028-8880 1812-5735 |
Statement of Responsibility: | H.R. Mirzaei, A.P. Verbyla, M.P.B. Deland and W.S. Pitchford |
Abstract: | In order to investigate variation in carcass quality traits, during a four-year period, mature Hereford cows (637) were mated to 97 sires from seven breeds (Jersey, Wagyu, Angus, Hereford, South Devon, Limousin and Belgian Blue), resulting in 1144 calves. Carcass production traits (carcass weight = HCWt, fat depth = P8, eye muscle area = EMA, intramuscular fat = IMF) were obtained from these cattle that constitute the Australia’s Southern Crossbreeding Project. Data were analysed using multi-variate sire model containing fixed effects of sex, sire breed, slaughter age nested within sexes. Random effects were sire, dam, management (location-year-post-weaning groups) and environmental effects. HCWt of South Devon, Belgian Blue, Limousin and unexpectedly, Angus were the heaviest on the average. Hereford calves were intermediate and Jersey and Wagyu were lighter on the average than others. Carcasses of the Belgian Blue and Limousin had low P8 and IMF, carcasses of Hereford and South Devon were intermediate and Angus, Jersey and Wagyu had high P8 and IMF. Management group effects were greatest especially for EMA and IMF. The sire variation was about 6, 6, 4 and 2% of total variation for HCWt, P8, EMA and IMF. Heritability ranged from 0.20 to 0.37 (carcass weight). The genetic correlation between the two fat depots was not as high (0.18) as expected. Results from this study suggest that strategies to increase genetic potential for HCWt would increase the genetic potential for EMA but may reduce marbling and tend to slightly increase P8. All phenotypic correlations were positive, although not large. |
Keywords: | Animals Cattle Body Weight Crosses, Genetic Breeding Phenotype Female Male Genetic Variation |
Rights: | (c) Asian Network for Scientific Information |
DOI: | 10.3923/pjbs.2009.222.230 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3923/pjbs.2009.222.230 |
Appears in Collections: | Agriculture, Food and Wine publications Aurora harvest |
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