The effect of positive assortative mating on genetic parameters in a simulated beef cattle population |
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Authors: | R A Kemp B W Kennedy J W Wilton |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada;(2) Present address: Department of Meat and Animal Science, University of Wisconsin, 283 Animal Sciences Building, 53706 Madison, WI, USA |
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Abstract: | Summary Two simulated data sets, representing random mating and positive assortative mating in a beef cattle population over 10 rounds of mating, were each composed of 100 replicates. Three correlated traits were considered; calving ease (CE), 200 day weight (WW) and postweaning gain (PG). All selection practiced in the simulation was random. Positive assortative mating, which was based on parental WW phenotypic records, increased the progeny additive genetic variance of WW. The absolute values of genetic covariances and correlations between WW with CE and PG were also increased by positive assortative mating. Variances or covariances did not reach their expected equilibrium values due to overlapping generations, low replacement rates and only 10 rounds of mating.The financial assistance of Agriculture Canada and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada are gratefully acknowledged |
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Keywords: | Simulation Positive assortative mating Beef cattle population |
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