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Genetic Analysis of Ultrasound and Carcass Measurement Traits in a Regional Hanwoo Steer Population

  • Hwang, Jeong Mi;Cheong, Jae Kyoung;Kim, Sam Su;Jung, Bong Hwan;Koh, Myung Jae;Kim, Hyeong Cheol;Choy, Yun Ho
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제27권4호
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    • pp.457-463
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    • 2014
  • Ultrasound measurements of backfat thickness (UBF), longissimus muscle area (ULMA) and marbling score (UMS) and carcass measurements of carcass weight (CW), backfat thickness (BF), longissimus muscle area (LMA), and marbling score (MS) on 7,044 Hanwoo steers were analyzed to estimate genetic parameters. Data from Hanwoo steers that were raised, finished in Hoengseong-gun, Gangwon-do (province) and shipped to slaughter houses during the period from October 2010 to April 2013 were evaluated. Ultrasound measurements were taken at approximately three months before slaughter by an experienced operator using a B-mode real-time ultrasound device (HS-2000, FHK Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) with a 3.5 MHz linear probe. Ultrasound scanning was on the left side between 13th rib and the first lumbar vertebrae. All slaughtering processes and carcass evaluations were performed in accordance with the guidelines of beef grading system of Korea. To estimate genetic parameters, multiple trait animal models were applied. Fixed effects included in the models were: the effects of farm, contemporary group effects (year-season at the time of ultrasound scanning in the models for UBF, ULMA, and UMS, and year-season at slaughter in the models for CW, BF, LMA, and MS), the effects of ultrasound technicians as class variables and the effects of the age in days at ultrasound scanning or at slaughtering as linear covariates, respectively for ultrasound and carcass measures. Heritability estimates obtained from our analyses were 0.37 for UBF, 0.13 for ULMA, 0.27 for UMS, 0.44 for CW, 0.33 for BF, 0.36 for LMA and 0.54 MS, respectively. Genetic correlations were strongly positive between corresponding traits of ultrasound and carcass measures. Genetic correlation coefficient between UBF and BF estimate was 0.938, between ULMA and LMA was 0.767 and between UMS and MS was 0.925. These results suggest that ultrasound measurement traits are genetically similar to carcass measurement traits.

초음파 진단장치를 이용한 한우 암소의 산차 및 지역별 산육특성 구명 (Studies on Live-carcass Trait of Parity and Region in Hanwoo Cows Measured by Real-time Ultrasound)

  • 하재정;김종복;이창우;송영한
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • 제51권3호
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    • pp.255-262
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    • 2009
  • 본 시험은 초음파 진단장치를 이용한 한우 번식우의 산차 및 지역별 산육특성에 관한 연구에 대하여 알아보고자 실시하였다. 강원도 6개시 군 한우 번식우 1,386두를 공시하여 초음파 진단장치(HS-2000, Japan)를 이용하여 배최장근단면적(LMAU; Longissimus Muscle Area Ultrasound), 등지방두께(BFTU; Back Fat Thickness Ultrasound), 근내지방도(MSU; Marbling Score Ultrasound), 둔근지방두께(P8 FTU; P8 Fat Thickness Ultrasound)를 측정하였다. 성적 조사 및 자료의 조정 후 각 한우의 출생년도-계절, 지역 및 산차별 산육특성을 비교 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 산차별 산육특성을 비교했을 때 산차가 증가할수록 산육 형질은 6산까지 증가하다가 7산차 이후에는 감소하는 경향을 나타냈다. 또한, 지역별 산육특성을 비교하면 모든 지역에서 고도의 유의적(p<0.01)인 차이를 보였으며 화천지역의 암소에서 배최장근단면적과 근내지방도가 가장 높은 수치를 나타냈으며, 양구지역의 경우 등지방두께, 둔근지방두께가 가장 낮은 수치를 보였다. 출생년도와 계절에 따른 산육형질에서는 2000년 가을철 태생의 개체의 배최장근단면적과 근내지방도, 2005년과 2006년 가을철 태생에서 각각 등지방두께 및 둔근지방두께가 우수한 것으로 분석되었다. 산육특성관련 형질간의 상관관계에서는 상호간 상관이 어느 정도 높은 것으로 나타났으며, 등지방두께와 둔근지방두께의 상관계수가 가장 높았고, 반대로 배최장근단면적과 둔근지방두께의 상관계수가 가장 낮았다. 이상의 결과를 종합하여 볼 때, 6산차까지의 산육형질이 우수한 것으로 분석되었고, 지역 차이에 따른 산육형질의 특징이 나타났으며, 등지방두께와 둔근지방두께의 상관관계가 가장 높은 것으로 분석되어, 본 시험결과는 앞으로 한우 번식우 개량 및 사양관리에 적절하게 이용할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

반복모형을 이용한 한우 초음파 측정형질의 유전모수추정 (Repeated Records Animal Model to Estimate Genetic Parameters of Ultrasound Measurement Traits in Hanwoo Cows)

  • 박철현;구양모;김병우;선두원;김정일;송치은;이기환;이재윤;정용호;이정규
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • 제54권2호
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    • pp.71-75
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    • 2012
  • 본 연구는 한우 암소 초음파 측정자료 특징을 알아보고, 측정형질에 대한 유전모수를 추정하여 육질 또는 육량 개량을 위한 기초자료를 제공하기 위해 수행되었으며, 2001년부터 2009년까지 한국종축개량협회에 의해 측정된 한우 암소 36,893두를 이용하였고, 그 중 반복기록이 있는 개체는 7,913두였다. 유전모수 추정을 위하여 반복개체모형을 이용하였으며, 유전모수 추정에는 REMLF90 (Miztal, 2001)을 이용하였다. 유전모수 추정모형의 설정을 위하여 흉위, 영양도 및 초음파 측정치에 대한 출생년도, 출생계절, 측정년도, 측정계절, 측정지역, 측정연령 등의 환경효과를 추정하였다. 반복개체모형으로 추정된 배최장근단면적, 등지방두께 및 근내지방도에 대한 유전력이 각각 0.31, 0.38, 0.27로 나타났고, 다형질개체모형으로 추정한 유전력은 각각 0.02, 0.09, 0.07로 낮게 추정되었다. 반복개체모형을 이용한 반복력은 배최장근단면적, 등지방두께, 근내지방도가 각각 0.46, 0.57, 0.39로 나타났다. 분석모형 간의 추정치의 차이를 비교 할 때 반복모형에서의 유전력과 반복력이 높게 추정되었다. 따라서 반복형질 값을 가진 형질들의 측정치를 표준화하여 한우암소개량을 위한 기초자료로 활용된다면 유전능력평가와 개량사업 비용절감에 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다.

Estimation of Genetic Correlations and Selection Responses for Carcass Traits between Ultrasound and Real Carcass Measurements in Hanwoo Cows

  • Son, Jihyun;Lee, Deukhwan
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • 제55권6호
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    • pp.501-508
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    • 2013
  • This study was conducted to determine genetic correlations among carcass traits measured by ultrasound and real carcass measurements and to estimate indirect selection responses for real carcass traits based on ultrasound measurements in Hanwoo cows. To accomplish this, 22,080 ultrasound measurement records from 17,926 cows collected from 2001 to 2012 and 11,907 carcass records obtained from fattened cattle from 2008 to 2012 were used. Genetic parameters were estimated based on eye muscle area (EMA), backfat thickness (BF) and marbling score (MS) measured by ultrasound-scanning of live cows and using the official technique on chilled bovine half-carcasses after slaughtering. Heritability and genetic correlation for carcass traits were estimated using a mixed model equation that consisted of environmental effects as fixed parameters and additive genetic effects and residual effects as random parameters, assuming that traits were different between ultrasound and carcass measurements. This statistical method was applied to the average information restricted maximum likelihood method. The heritability of EMA, BF and MS measured by ultrasound were 0.33, 0.61 and 0.46, respectively, while the heritability estimates of the corresponding traits based on carcass measurements were 0.29, 0.40 and 0.38, respectively and the genetic correlation between ultrasound and carcass traits for EMA, BF and MS were 0.41, 0.78 and 0.67, respectively. The genetic correlation between ultrasound and carcass traits was highly positive. Additionally, the selection response for marbling score was estimated to be 0.42 per generation if the cows were selected based on the ultrasound scan marbling score with an assumed selection intensity of 0.8. Overall, these results indicate that the ultrasound scan technique would be applicable to judging cow selection for genetically improved meat quality.

Genetic Parameters of Pre-adjusted Body Weight Growth and Ultrasound Measures of Body Tissue Development in Three Seedstock Pig Breed Populations in Korea

  • Choy, Yun Ho;Mahboob, Alam;Cho, Chung Il;Choi, Jae Gwan;Choi, Im Soo;Choi, Tae Jeong;Cho, Kwang Hyun;Park, Byoung Ho
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제28권12호
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    • pp.1696-1702
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    • 2015
  • The objective of this study was to compare the effects of body weight growth adjustment methods on genetic parameters of body growth and tissue among three pig breeds. Data collected on 101,820 Landrace, 281,411 Yorkshire, and 78,068 Duroc pigs, born in Korean swine breeder farms since 2000, were analyzed. Records included body weights on test day and amplitude (A)-mode ultrasound carcass measures of backfat thickness (BF), eye muscle area (EMA), and retail cut percentage (RCP). Days to 90 kg body weight (DAYS90), through an adjustment of the age based on the body weight at the test day, were obtained. Ultrasound measures were also pre-adjusted (ABF, EMA, AEMA, ARCP) based on their test day measures. The (co)variance components were obtained with 3 multi-trait animal models using the REMLF90 software package. Model I included DAYS90 and ultrasound traits, whereas model II and III accounted DAYS90 and pre-adjusted ultrasound traits. Fixed factors were sex (sex) and contemporary groups (herd-year-month of birth) for all traits among the models. Additionally, model I and II considered a linear covariate of final weight on the ultrasound measure traits. Heritability ($h^2$) estimates for DAYS90, BF, EMA, and RCP ranged from 0.36 to 0.42, 0.34 to 0.43, 0.20 to 0.22, and 0.39 to 0.45, respectively, among the models. The $h^2$ estimates of DAYS90 from model II and III were also somewhat similar. The $h^2$ for ABF, AEMA, and ARCP were 0.35 to 0.44, 0.20 to 0.25, and 0.41 to 0.46, respectively. Our heritability estimates varied mostly among the breeds. The genetic correlations ($r_G$) were moderately negative between DAYS90 and BF (-0.29 to -0.38), and between DAYS90 and EMA (-0.16 to -0.26). BF had strong $r_G$ with RCP (-0.87 to -0.93). Moderately positive $r_G$ existed between DAYS90 and RCP (0.20 to 0.28) and between EMA and RCP (0.35 to 0.44) among the breeds. For DAYS90, model II and III, its correlations with ABF, AEMA, and ARCP were mostly low or negligible except the $r_G$ between DAYS90 and AEMA from model III (0.27 to 0.30). The $r_G$ between AEMA and ABF and between AEMA and ARCP were moderate but with negative and positive signs, respectively; also reflected influence of pre-adjustments. However, the $r_G$ between BF and RCP remained non-influential to trait pre-adjustments or covariable fits. Therefore, we conclude that ultrasound measures taken at a body weight of about 90 kg as the test final should be adjusted for body weight growth. Our adjustment formulas, particularly those for BF and EMA, should be revised further to accommodate the added variation due to different performance testing endpoints with regard to differential growth in body composition.

Analysis of environment effects on the carcass traits Hanwoo cows using ultrasonic measurement

  • Choi, Tae-Jeong;Lee, Sang-Jae;Park, Jong-Eun;Lim, Dajeong;Cho, Yong-Min;Park, Byoungho
    • 농업과학연구
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    • 제45권1호
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    • pp.66-73
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    • 2018
  • Hanwoo is an important livestock resource in Korea. Its genetic improvements of economic traits have mainly focused on the steers in the past. However, there is a great necessity to extend the breed improvement programs to the cows as well. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the effects of various environmental factors (person taking the measurement, region, year of measurement, month of measurement, image interpreter, birth-year and birth-year) on ultrasound measured carcass traits. A total of 27,215 ultrasound measurements of carcass traits were recorded between 2004 and 2012 for 22,620 cows born from 1997 to 2011. The ultrasound measures included backfat thickness (BFT), eye muscle area (EMA), and marbling score (MAR). The mean values for the BFT, EMA and MAR were 4.46 mm, $56.24cm^2$, and 4.12 point, respectively. Seven environmental factors, person taking the measurement, region, year of measurement, month of measurement, image interpreter, birth-year and birth-month, were tested to determine if they had a significant effect on the studied traits using the GLM procedure in SAS. All factors were found to significantly affect all the ultrasound carcass traits in this study. Unlike in previous studies, among the environmental effects, the significant effect of the image interpreter on the ultrasound carcass traits was shown for the first time in this study. These results indicate that future genetic evaluations of ultrasound carcass traits of Hanwoo cows should include all of the above environmental factors as well as the effect from people taking the measurements.

한우 선발형질로써 초음파 형질의 활용방안 연구 (Study on the Application of Ultrasound Traits as Selection Trait in Hanwoo)

  • 최태정;최연호;박병호;조광현;;강하연;이성수;이재구
    • 농업생명과학연구
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    • 제51권2호
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    • pp.117-126
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    • 2017
  • 현재 한우 후보씨수소는 당대검정을 거쳐 12개월령 체중의 육종가와 근내지방도의 혈통지수를 근거로 선발이 이뤄진다. 여기서 이용되는 혈통지수는 실제 검정을 통하여 얻은 능력이 아니라 혈통과 KPN의 능력을 근거로 산출한 능력으로써 정확도가 그리 높지 않다. 그리고 후보씨수소에 대한 후대검정은 현재 검정소 검정과 현장 후대검정으로 나뉘어져 있다. 현장 후대검정의 경우 24개월령 도축이 어렵기 때문에 검정소와 현장 후대검정우를 동시에 비교하기는 쉽지 않다. 따라서 본 연구는 이와 같이 12개월령에 측정이 불가한 선발형질과 현장 후대검정우와 검정소 검정우의 도축시기의 차이를 해소하기 위하여 초음파 측정 기술을 적용하여 도체형질 유전능력을 간접적으로 평가 가능한지 파악하기 위하여 수행 하였다. 연구수행을 위하여 2008년도부터 2013년까지 농협중앙회 한우개량사업소 및 한우육종농가에서 수집한 한우 당 후대검정 자료를 이용하였으며 분석형질로는 12개월령 체중, 12 24개월령 초음파 형질(등심단면적, 등지방두께, 둔부지방, %지방함량) 및 도체형질(도체중, 등심단면적, 등지방두께, 근내지방도)을 이용하였다. 초음파 형질에 대한 환경효과 분석을 통하여 차수-측정일-우사-촬영자-판독자를 동기우군으로 하고 측정 시 체중을 공변량으로 한 모형을 토대로 유전모수를 추정하였다. 그 결과 12개월령 및 24개월령 초음파 형질들에 대한 유전력은 각각 0.21-0.43, 0.32-0.47이었으며 12 24개월령 초음파 형질과 대응되는 도체형질이 각각 0.52-0.75, 0.86-0.89로 높은 유전상관을 보이는 것으로 나타났다.

Genetic Parameter Estimation of Carcass Traits of Duroc Predicted Using Ultrasound Scanning Modes

  • Salces, Agapita J.;Seo, Kang Seok;Cho, Kyu Ho;Kim, SiDong;Lee, Young Chang
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제19권10호
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    • pp.1379-1383
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    • 2006
  • A total of 6,804 records for Duroc breed were collected from three farms registered at the Korean Animal Improvement Association (KAIA) from 1998 to 2004 of which both records from two ultrasound modes (A and B) were analyzed to estimate the variance components of carcass traits. Three carcass traits backfat thickness (bf), loin eye muscle area (lma) and lean meat percentage (lmp) were measured. These traits were analyzed separately as bf1, lma1 and lmp1 for ultrasound mode A and bf2, lma2 and lmp2 for ultrasound mode B with multiple trait animal model by using MTDFREML (Boldman et al., 1993). All the traits revealed medium heritability values. Estimated heritabilities for bf1, bf2, lma1, lma2, lmp1 and lmp2 were 0.45, 0.39, 0.32, 0.25, 0.28 and 0.39, respectively. Estimated genetic correlations for traits bf1 and bf2, lma1 and lma2, lmp1 and lmp2 were positive but low. Specifically, genetic correlations between bf1 and bf2 was 0.30 while the estimates for lean traits between lma1 and lma2 and between lmp1 and lmp2 were 0.15 and 0.18, respectively. Conversely, high negative genetic correlations existed between bf1 and the lean traits lma2, lmp2. Likewise, the estimated genetic correlations between lma1 and lma2 and lmp1 and lmp2 were low.

Estimation of Genetic Parameters for Real-time Ultrasound Measurements for Hanwoo Cows at Different Ages and Pregnancy Status

  • Lee, J.H.;Lee, Y.M.;Oh, S.H.;Son, H.J.;Jeong, D.J.;Whitley, Niki;Kim, J.J.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제27권2호
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    • pp.155-160
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study was to estimate genetic parameters of ultrasound measurements for longissimus dorsi muscle area (LMA), backfat thickness (BFT), and marbling score (MS) in Hanwoo cows (N = 3,062) at the ages between 18 and 42 months. Data were collected from 100 Hanwoo breeding farms in Gyeongbuk province, Korea, in 2007 and 2008. The cows were classified into four different age groups, i.e. 18 to 22 months (the first pregnancy period), 23 to 27 (the first parturition), 28 to 32 (the second pregnancy), and 33 to 42 (the second parturition), respectively. For each age group, a multi-trait animal model was used to estimate variance components and heritabilities of the three traits. The averages of LMA, BFT, and MS measurements across the cows of all age groups were 50.1 $cm^2$, 4.62 mm, and 3.04, respectively and heritability estimates were 0.09, 0.10, and 0.08 for the respective traits. However, when the data were analyzed in different age groups, heritability estimates of LMA and BFT were 0.24 and 0.47, respectively, for the cows of 18 to 22 months of age, and 0.21 for MS in the 28 to 32 months old cows. When the cows of all age groups were used, the estimates of genetic (phenotypic) correlations were 0.43 (0.35), -0.06 (0.34) and 0.21 (0.32) between LMA and BFT, LMA and MS, and BFT and MS, respectively. However, in the cow age group between 28 and 32 (18 and 22) months, the estimates of genetic (phenotypic) correlations were 0.05 (0.29), -0.15 (0.24) and 0.38 (0.24), for the respective pairs of traits. These results suggest that genetic, environmental, and phenotypic variations differ depending on cow age, such that care must be taken when ultrasound measurements are applied to selection of cows for meat quality.

Estimates of Genetic Correlations between Production and Semen Traits in Boar

  • Oh, S.H.;See, M.T.;Long, T.E.;Galvin, J.M.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제19권2호
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    • pp.160-164
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    • 2006
  • Currently, boars selected for commercial use as AI sires are evaluated on grow-finish performance and carcass characteristics. If AI sires were also evaluated and selected on semen production, it may be possible to reduce the number of boars required to service sows, thereby improving the productivity and profitability of the boar stud. The objective of this study was to estimate genetic correlations between production and semen traits in the boar: average daily gain (ADG), backfat thickness (BF) and muscle depth (MD) as production traits, and total sperm cells (TSC), total concentration (TC), volume collected (SV), number of extended doses (ND), and acceptance rate of ejaculates (AR) as semen traits. Semen collection records and performance data for 843 boars and two generations of pedigree data were provided by Smithfield Premium Genetics. Backfat thickness and MD were measured by real-time ultrasound. Genetic parameters were estimated from five four-trait and one five-trait animal models using MTDFREML. Average heritability estimates were 0.39 for ADG, 0.32 for BF, 0.15 for MD, and repeatability estimates were 0.38 for SV, 0.37 for TSC, 0.09 for TC, 0.39 for ND, and 0.16 for AR. Semen traits showed a strong negative genetic correlation with MD and positive genetic correlation with BF. Genetic correlations between semen traits and ADG were low. Therefore, current AI boar selection practices may be having a detrimental effect on semen production.