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http://dx.doi.org/10.5187/JAST.2005.47.5.703

Genetic Analysis of Carcass Traits in Hanwoo with Different Slaughter End-points  

Choy, Y.H. (Hanwoo Experiment Station of National Livestock Research Institute)
Yoon, H.B. (Hanwoo Experiment Station of National Livestock Research Institute)
Choi, S.B. (Hanwoo Experiment Station of National Livestock Research Institute)
Chung, H.W. (Department of Animal Husbandry, Chonan Yonam College of Agriculture)
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Journal of Animal Science and Technology / v.47, no.5, 2005 , pp. 703-710 More about this Journal
Abstract
Data from Hanwoo steers and bull calves were analyzed to see the phenotypic and genetic relationships between carcass traits from four different covariance models. Four models fit test station and test period as fixed effect of contemporary group and sire as random effect assuming paternal half-sib relationships among animals. Each model fits one of linear covariate (s) of different slaughter end points-age at slaughter in the first order, age at slaughter in the first and second order, slaughter weight or back fat thickness at 12-13th rib of cold carcass. Age at slaughter in its second order was not significant. Age at slaughter accounted for signifi- cant amount of genetic variances and covariances of carcass traits. Heritability estimates of back fat thickness, rib eye area, carcass weight, marbling score and dressing percentage were 0.34, 0.22, 0.24, 0.42 and 0.18, respectively at constant age basis. The genetic correlation between carcass weight and the other variables were all positive and low to high in magnitude. Genetic correlations between back fat thickness and rib eye area and between marbling score and dressing percentage were low but negative. Variance and covariance structure between these traits were shifted to a great extent when these variables were regressed on slaughter weight or on back fat thickness. These two covariates counteracted to each other but they adjusted each carcass variable or their interrelationship according to differential growth of body components, bone, muscle and fat. Slaughter weight tended to decrease genetic variances and covariances of carcass weight and between component traits and back fat thickness tended to increase those of rib eye area and between rib eye area and carcass weight.
Keywords
Hanwoo; Heritability; Correlation; Carcass traits; Differential growth;
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