Genetic polymorphisms related to meat traits in purebred and crossbred Nelore cattle

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Desempenho produtivo de animais de quatro raças zebuínas, abatidos em três estádios de maturidade: 2. características da carcaça

Com a finalidade de estudar as características da carcaça, nove animais Gir, nove Guzerá, nove Nelore e nove Mocho-Tabapuã não-castrados, com idade média de 24 meses e pesos vivos médios iniciais de 357,6; 362,0; 368,6; e 376,4 kg, respectivamente, foram usados neste estudo. em cada raça, os animais foram distribuídos aleatoriamente em baias individuais, recebendo ração contendo 50% de concentrado na matéria seca à vontade e divididos em três pesos de abate (categorias 405, 450 e 500 kg PV). No abate, determinou-se o peso de corpo vazio. Não houve diferenças entre raças ou pesos de abate para as variáveis estudadas, exceto para rendimento de alcatra completa. Para esta característica, houve efeito de interação entre raça e categoria, sendo que o rendimento decresceu em animais Gir com a elevação do peso de abate, o que não ocorreu nas demais raças. Não houve diferenças entre as raças com relação à composição física. O peso de abate não influenciou a composição física da carcaça e a área de olho de lombo, mas influiu no comprimento de carcaça e na espessura de gordura.

Correlations among carcass traits taken by ultrasound and after slaughter in Mediterranean (Bubalus bubalis) young bulls

The objective of this work was to estimate the correlations among measurements taken in vivo with ultrasound equipment with some carcass traits measured after slaughter. Twenty eight Mediterranean bulls, with average shrunk body weight of 330 kg and 14 months of age, were fed by 120 days with high concentrate diets. The shrunk body weight, the ribeye area (REAU), the back fat thickness (FTU) over the Longissimus dorsi muscle between 12(a) and 13(a) ribs and rump fat (EGP8U), were measured at 28 days intervals. Real-time ultrasound equipment Piemedical Scanner 200 VET, with 18 cm linear array transducer was utilized. After the slaughter, the hot carcass weight (PCQ) and the kidney, pelvic and inguinal fat (GRPI) were weighted and the dressing percentage (DP) calculated. After 24 hours of cooling the ribeye area (REAC), backfat thickness (FTC) and rump fat (EGP8C) were measured. Both the REAC, FTC and EGP8C were underestimated by ultrasound measurements. The Pearson correlation coefficients for ribeye area, backfat thickness and rump fat measured in the carcass and with ultrasound, were 0.96, 0.99 and 0.91, respectively. The coefficient between DP and REAU was 0.47; 0.45 between DP and REAC, 0.56 between DP and FTU and 0.58 between DP and FTC. DP presented a 0.59 correlation coefficient with EGP8U. The Spearman correlation was estimated between REAU and REAC, FTU and FTC, EGP8U and EGP8C, and the values were 0.96, 0.99 and 0.91,respectively. The ultrasound measures could be used to estimate carcass traits in buffaloes with good accuracy.

Estimates of genetic parameters for carcass, growth and reproductive traits in Nellore cattle

The objective of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for female mature weight (FMW), age at first calving (AFC), weight gain from birth to 120 days (WG_B_120), from 210 to 365 days (WG_210_365), rib eye area (REA), back fat thickness (BF), rump fat (RF) and body weight at scanning date (BWS) using single and multiple-trait animal models by the REML method from Nellore cattle data. The estimates of heritability ranged from 0.163±0.011 for WG_210_365 to 0.309±0.028 for RF using the single-trait model and from 0.163±0.010 for WG_210_365 to 0.382±0.025 for BWS using the multiple-trait model. The estimates of genetic correlations ranged from -0.35±0.08 between AFC with BF to 0.69±0.04 between WG_B_120 with BWS. Selection for weights gains, REA, and BWS can improve FMW. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.

Desempenho, características de carcaça e da qualidade da carne de bovinos de corte terminados em confinamento

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Análise genética de características de crescimento e de carcaça em bovinos Nelore

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Marcadores moleculares associados à qualidade de carne em bovinos Nelore

Pós-graduação em Genética e Melhoramento Animal - FCAV

Crescimento dos tecidos muscular e adiposo e qualidade da carne de novilhas de diferentes grupos genéticos no modelo biológico superprecoce

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Características de carcaça de bovinos da raça Canchim: estimativas de parâmetros genéticos e associação com marcadores moleculares

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Características qualitativas da carne de bubalinos murrah castrados e abatidos em diferentes períodos de confinamento

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Curvas de crescimento de características de carcaça obtidas por ultrassonografia em bovinos Nelore selecionados para peso pós desmame

Pós-graduação em Zootecnia - FMVZ

Uso de cloridrato de zilpaterol em dietas para bovinos nelore confinados

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Farelo de acerola em programa de restrição alimentar para suínos pesados

Pós-graduação em Zootecnia - FCAV

MUC1 gene polymorphism in three Nelore lines selected for growth and its association with growth and carcass traits

The objective of this study was to describe the VNTR polymorphism of the mucin 1 gene (MUC1) in three Nelore lines selected for yearling weight to determine whether allele and genotype frequencies of this polymorphism were affected by selection for growth. In addition, the effects of the polymorphism on growth and carcass traits were evaluated. Birth, weaning and yearling weights, rump height, Longissimus muscle area, backfat thickness, and rump fat thickness, were analyzed. A total of 295 Nelore heifers from the Beef Cattle Research Center, Instituto de Zootecnia de Sertozinho, were used, including 41 of the control line, 102 of the selection line and 152 of the traditional. The selection and traditional lines comprise animals selected for higher yearling weight, whereas control line animals are selected for yearling weight close to the average. Five alleles were identified, with allele 1 being the most frequent in the three lines, especially in the lines selected for higher means for yearling weight. Heterozygosity was significantly higher in the control line. Association analyses showed significant effects of allele 1 on birth weight and weaning weight while the allele 3 exert significant effects on yearling weight and back fat thickness. Despite these findings, application of this marker to marker-assisted selection requires more consistent results based on the genotyping of a larger number of animals in order to increase the accuracy of the statistical analyses.