运用贝叶斯方法估计中国美利奴羊(新疆型)毛用性状及繁殖性状的遗传参数

doi:10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2020.07.007

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Abstract: In order to understand the genetic trends of Chinese Merino sheep (Xinjiang type) in recent years and to explore the genetic relationship between wool and reproductive traits, it is necessary to further study the heritability of these traits and their relationship. The records of wool production performance of 9 428 individuals (from 1985 to 2018) and the records of reproduction performance of 5 887 individuals (from 1987 to 2018) for Chinese Merino sheep (Xinjiang type) were collected from Juxin fine wool sheep breeding professional cooperative of Emin county. Using a single trait model by BLUPF90 software combined with Gibbs sampling method estimated the variance components and heritabilities for wool (fineness, quality, total fleece grade, staple length, greasy fleece weight and body weight pre-shearing)and reproduction traits (number of inseminations, gestation length, litter size, total number of lambs born), and using two-trait model estimated the genetic correlation and phenotypic correlation between wool and reproductive traits. The results showed that estimates of heritabilities for fineness, quality, total fleece grade, staple length, greasy fleece weight and body weight pre-shearing were 0.471±0.020, 0.088±0.030, 0.114±0.018, 0.426±0.025, 0.328±0.041, and 0.317±0.046, respectively; estimates of heritabilies for number of inseminations, gestation length, litter size and total number of lambs born were 0.056±0.009, 0.022±0.010, 0.120±0.018, and 0.163±0.016, respectively; estimates of genetic correlation between wool traits and litter size, total number of lambs born varied from -0.031 to 0.286, body weight pre-shearing showed the strongest relation to litter size (0.286) followed by total number of lambs born (0.204), fineness were negatively related to litter size (-0.143) and total number of lambs born (-0.048); estimates of phenotypic correlation between wool traits and litter size, total number of lambs born varied from -0.210 to 0.216, staple length showed the strongest relation to total number of lambs born (0.216), fineness were negatively related to litter size (-0.137) and total number of lambs born (-0.210). The results of this study found that there was a certain relationship between wool and reproduction traits. It can provide a data basis for the future development of Chinese Merino sheep breeding program, and provide a theoretical basis for the selection of fine wool sheep with good quality, high yield and good reproductive performance, so as to further improve the economic benefits of fine wool sheep industry.

Key words: Chinese Merino sheep (Xinjiang type), wool traits, reproduction traits, genetic parameters, Bayesian inference

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S826.2

WEI Chen, GUAN Mingxuan, FU Xuefeng, TIAN Yuezhen, XU Xinming, HANIKEZI Tulafu, HUANG Xixia, WANG Yachun, TIAN Kechuan, WANG Zhiming, LULAN Hayierbieke. Estimates of Genetic Parameters for Wool and Reproduction Traits in Chinese Merino Sheep(Xinjiang type) by Bayesian Method[J]. Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica, 2020, 51(7): 1537-1547.

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