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Estimation of co-variance components, genetic parameters, and genetic trends of reproductive traits in community-based breeding program of Bonga sheep in Ethiopia

  • Areb, Ebadu (Bonga Agricultural Research Centre) ;
  • Getachew, Tesfaye (International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Area) ;
  • Kirmani, MA (Animal Breeding, Jimma University, PC Depot) ;
  • G.silase, Tegbaru (Bonga Agricultural Research Centre) ;
  • Haile, Aynalem (International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Area)
  • Received : 2020.06.09
  • Accepted : 2020.11.08
  • Published : 2021.09.01
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Abstract

Objective: The objectives of the study were to evaluate reproductive performance and selection response through genetic trend of community-based breeding programs (CBBPs) of Bonga sheep. Methods: Reproduction traits data were collected between 2012 and 2018 from Bonga sheep CBBPs. Phenotypic performance was analyzed using the general linear model procedures of Statistical Analysis System. Genetic parameters were estimated by univariate animal model for age at first lambing (AFL) and repeatability models for lambing interval (LI), litter size (LS), and annual reproductive rate (ARR) traits using restricted maximum likelihood method of WOMBAT. For correlations bivariate animal model was used. Best model was chosen based on likelihood ratio test. The genetic trends were estimated by the weighted regression of the average breeding value of the animals on the year of birth/lambing. Results: The overall least squares mean±standard error of AFL, LI, LS, and ARR were 375±12.5, 284±9.9, 1.45±0.010, and 2.31±0.050, respectively. Direct heritability estimates for AFL, LI, LS, and ARR were 0.07±0.190, 0.06±0.120, 0.18±0.070, and 0.25±0.203, respectively. The low heritability for both AFL and LI showed that these traits respond little to selection programs but rather highly depend on animal management options. The annual genetic gains were -0.0281 days, -0.016 days, -0.0002 lambs and 0.0003 lambs for AFL, LI, LS, and ARR, respectively. Conclusion: Implications of the result to future improvement programs were improving management of animals, conservation of prolific flocks and out scaling the CBBP to get better results.

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Acknowledgement

This study was financed by Southern Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) through Coordinate Research Project Livestock.

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