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Genetic Evaluation of Thoroughbred Racehorses Using the Integrated Racing Records Collected from Different Racetracks

과천.부산경남 경마공원의 통합경주자료를 이용한 더러브렛 경주마의 유전능력 평가

  • Received : 2010.01.07
  • Accepted : 2010.04.16
  • Published : 2010.04.30

Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine the suitability of genetic evaluation models using the integrated racing records collected from Gwacheon and Busan Gyeongnam racetracks. Results obtained are summarized as follows: In the short-distance races of 1,400 meters and less the records of finishing time at Gwacheon racetrack was superior, whereas, in the races of 1,800 meters and more it was superior in the records from Busan Gyeongnam racetrack. The effects of contemporary groups accounted for 42.7~70.2% of the total variation, and the effects of the individual race considering racing classes was the biggest in all racing distances. Heritabilities and repeatabilities for the finishing time were estimated in the range of 0.153-0.238 and 0.401-0.498, respectively. Correlation coefficients between the breeding values estimated from the integrated records and the breeding values estimated from records of Gwacheon and Busan-Gyeongnam were 0.907 and 0.803, and coefficients of rank correlations were 0.891 and 0.846, respectively. The correlation coefficients between sire's annual earning of the integrated records and Gwacheon and Busan Gyeongnam racetracks records were 0.943 and 0.886, and coefficients of rank correlations were 0.938 and 0.853, respectively. Also, the correlation coefficient of sire's annual earning between Gwacheon and Busan Gyeongnam racetracks was 0.742. The results of this analysis indicate that the genetic evaluation using the integrated racing records are reliable when the racing records from Busan Gyeongnam racetracks are stabilized and more data are accumulated.

본 연구의 목적은 과천경마공원과 부산 경남경마공원의 통합 자료를 이용한 유전능력 평가모형의 적합성을 구명하는데 있으며, 얻어진 결과는 다음과 같다. 1,400m 이하의 경주거리에서는 과천경마공원의 주파기록이 우수하였으나 1,800m 이상의 경주거리에서는 부산 경마공원의 주로에서 주파기록이 더 우수하였다. 동기그룹의 효과는 전체 변이의 42.7~70.2%를 차지하였으며, 이중 경주편성을 고려하는 참가경주의 효과는 일괄적으로 모든 경주거리에서 가장 크게 나타났다. 주파기록에 대한 유전력과 반복력은 각각 0.153~0.238과 0.401~0.498의 범위로 추정되었다. 통합자료에서 추정된 육종가와 과천경마공원과 부산 경마공원의 기록에서 추정된 육종가간의 상관계수는 각각 0.907과 0.803으로 나타났으며, 순위 상관은 각각 0.891과 0.846으로 나타났다. 통합자료의 연간자마수득상금과 과천경마공원과 부산 경마공원에서 취득한 연간자마수득상금간의 상관계수는 각각 0.943과 0.886으로 나타났으며, 순위 상관은 각각 0.938과 0.853으로 나타났다. 또한 과천경마공원과 부산경마공원에서 취득한 연간자마수득상금간의 상관계수는 0.742로 추정되었다. 이러한 결과에서 비추어 볼 때 부산 경남경마공원의 경주기록이 안정화되고 향후 경주자료가 더 많이 축적된다면 통합자료를 이용한 유전능력 평가는 충분한 설득력을 얻을 수 있을 것이라 생각된다.

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