Analyses of growth curves of Nellore cattle by Bayesian method via Gibbs sampling

Growth curves of Nellore cattle were analyzed using body weights measured at ages ranging from 1 day (birth weight) to 733 days. Traits considered were birth weight, 10 to 110 days weight, 102 to 202 days weight, 193 to 293 days weight, 283 to 383 days weight, 376 to 476 days weight, 551 to 651 days...

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Veröffentlicht in:Arquivo brasileiro de medicina veterinária e zootecnia 2003-08, Vol.55 (4), p.480-490
Hauptverfasser: Nobre, P.R.C, Lopes, P.S, Torres Junior, R.A.A, Misztal, I
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Zusammenfassung:Growth curves of Nellore cattle were analyzed using body weights measured at ages ranging from 1 day (birth weight) to 733 days. Traits considered were birth weight, 10 to 110 days weight, 102 to 202 days weight, 193 to 293 days weight, 283 to 383 days weight, 376 to 476 days weight, 551 to 651 days weight, and 633 to 733 days weight. Two data samples were created: one with 79,849 records from herds that had missing traits and another with 74,601 from herds with no missing traits. Records preadjusted to a fixed age were analyzed by a multiple trait model (MTM), which included the effects of contemporary group, age of dam class, additive direct, additive maternal, and maternal permanent environment. Analyses were carried out by a Bayesian method for all nine traits. The random regression model (RRM) included the effects of age of animal, contemporary group, age of dam class, additive direct, permanent environment, additive maternal, and maternal permanent environment. Legendre cubic polynomials were used to describe random effects. MTM estimated covariance components and genetic parameters for birth weight and sequential weights and RRM for all ages. Due to the fact that covariance components based on RRM were inflated for herds with missing traits, MTM should be used and converted to covariance functions. Curvas de crescimento de gado Nelore foram analisadas com base nos pesos corporais coletados do nascer aos 733 dias de idade. As características consideradas foram peso ao nascer e pesos dos 10 aos 110, dos 102 aos 202, dos 193 aos 293, dos 283 aos 383, dos 376 aos 476, dos 467 aos 567, dos 551 aos 651 e dos 633 aos 733 dias de idade. Duas amostras foram geradas: a primeira, constituída de 79.849 medidas, continha dados de rebanhos com informações perdidas, e a segunda, de 74.601 medidas, originou-se de rebanhos com informações completas. Os pesos pré-ajustados para as idades fixas foram analisados por meio de um modelo de características múltiplas (MTM), com nove características, no qual se incluíram efeitos de grupo contemporâneo, classe de idade da vaca, aditivo direto, aditivo materno e ambiente materno permanente. Polinômios cúbicos de Legendre foram utilizados em um modelo de regressão aleatória (RRM), no qual foram incluídos efeitos de idade do animal, grupo contemporâneo, classe de idade da vaca, aditivo direto, ambiente permanente, aditivo materno e ambiente materno permanente. Tendo em vista que os componentes de covariância baseados em RRM são
ISSN:0102-0935
1678-4162
1678-4162
0102-0935
DOI:10.1590/S0102-09352003000400015