THI Modulation of Genetic and Non-genetic Variance Components for Carcass Traits in Hanwoo Cattle.

ABSTRACT: The phenotype of carcass traits in beef cattle are affected by random genetic and non-genetic effects, which both can be modulated by an environmental variable such as Temperature-Humidity Index (THI), a key environmental factor in cattle production. In this study, a multivariate reaction norm model (MRNM) was used to assess if the random genetic and non-genetic (i.e., residual) effects of carcass weight (CW), back fat thickness (BFT), eye muscle area (EMA), and marbling score (MS) were modulated by THI, using 9,318 Hanwoo steers (N = 8,964) and cows (N = 354) that were genotyped on the Illumina Bovine SNP50 BeadChip (50K). THI was measured based on the period of 15-45 days before slaughter. Both the correlation and the interaction between THI and random genetic and non-genet

SUBMITTER: Chung Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7786192 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature