Genetic trends of abdominal fat content in a male broiler chicken line |
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Authors: | Gaya Leila de Genova Mourão Gerson Barreto de Rezende Fernanda Marcondes de Mattos Elisângela Chicaroni Michelan Filho Tércio Figueiredo Luís Gustavo Girardi Ferraz José Bento Sterman Eler Joanir Pereira |
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Affiliation: | Grupo de Melhoramento Animal, Departamento de Ciências Básicas, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Pirassununga, SP, Brasil. genova@usp.br |
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Abstract: | Data of chickens from a broiler-breeding program were collected and used to determine the genetic trends of absolute and relative abdominal fat content. The genetic trends were estimated by the regression of trait genetic value averages on hatch-years. Genetic values from 32,485 individuals were used for regression analysis. The genetic trend estimate for absolute abdominal fat content was +0.39 g per year, indicating that abdominal fat deposition in the analyzed line, in absolute terms, tended to increase, making the existing excess fat deposition in the broilers even worse. However, the genetic trend of relative abdominal fat content was not significant, indicating that there is no increase on abdominal fat content when it is corrected for body weight. |
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