Genetic analysis of efficiency-related traits in Boer x Central Highland goats

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationDebre Birhan Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopiaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationBahir Dar Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areasen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationAndasa Livestock Research Center, Ethiopiaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationSirinka Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopiaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationAmhara Agricultural Research Institute, Ethiopiaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.coverage.countryEthiopiaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ETen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierSolomon Gizaw: 0000-0002-0600-7188en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305749en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn1932-6203en_US
cg.issue7en_US
cg.journalPLOS ONEen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL BREEDINGen_US
cg.subject.ilriGOATSen_US
cg.subject.ilriSMALL RUMINANTSen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.impactPlatformNutrition, Health and Food Securityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.volume19en_US
dc.contributor.authorTesema, Z.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAlemayehu, K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGetachew, T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKebede, D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTilahun, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDeribe, B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLakew, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAlebachew, G.W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTaye, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGizaw, Solomonen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-11T07:58:38Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-07-11T07:58:38Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/149030en_US
dc.titleGenetic analysis of efficiency-related traits in Boer x Central Highland goatsen_US
dcterms.abstractThis study aimed to identify important non-genetic factors and estimate genetic parameters for efficiency-related traits in Boer x Central Highland goats. The genetic parameters were estimated using the Average Information Restricted Maximum Likelihood algorithm using the WOMBAT program fitting animal model. The least-squares means for growth efficiency from birth to 3 months (GE1), 3–6 months (GE2), 6–12 months (GE3), relative growth rate from birth to 3 months (RGR1), 3–6 months (RGR2) and 6–12 month (RGR3) were 294.0 ± 5.06, 36.6 ± 1.20, 44.9 ± 1.81, 1.46 ± 0.01, 0.32 ± 0.01 and 0.19 ± 0.01, respectively. Birth type, blood level, sex of the kid, and year of kidding had a sizable effect on efficiency-related traits. About 18, 3.0, 23, 20, and 12% of the phenotypic variation in GE2, GE3, RGR1, RGR2, and RGR3 was explained by the direct additive genetic effect. Except for RGR3, all investigated traits were under the influence of maternal genetic effect, and maternal heritability ranged from 0.09 to 0.17. The total heritability estimate depicts that slow genetic progress would be expected from selection. Nevertheless, even with this level of heritability, selection for efficiency-related traits would improve the efficiency of chevon production as these traits are economically important traits. Nearly six-months of age was when farmers sold Boer crossbred goats. Therefore, improving the growth efficiency till the marketing age (GE2) in such a scenario could increase the production efficiency.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2024-07-10en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationTesema, Z., Alemayehu, K., Getachew, T., Kebede, D., Tilahun, M., Deribe, B., Lakew, M., Alebachew, G.W., Taye, M. and Gizaw, S. 2024. Genetic analysis of efficiency-related traits in Boer x Central Highland goats. PLOS ONE 19(7): e0305749.en_US
dcterms.extente0305749en_US
dcterms.issued2024-07-10en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen_US
dcterms.subjectanimal breedingen_US
dcterms.subjectgoatsen_US
dcterms.subjectsmall ruminantsen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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