Genomic and phenotypic selection indices for decreased birth weight, shortening fattening period, and regulating total weight gain in beef cattle
The developed indices make it possible to regulate total weight gain during the fattening process and to achieve desired weight gains at specific time points. Importantly, the indices bring about genetic improvement without an excessive increase of inbreeding. Thus, we expect that these indices will contribute to sustainable genetic improvement in cattle while maintaining genetic diversity.
Authors
- Kenji Togashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5392-2493)
- Masashi Kinukawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3087-9418)
- Masakazu Shinomiya
- Toshio Watanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8827-5196)
- Atsushi Ogino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6971-8745)
- Kazuhito Kurogi
Institutions
- Gunma University (JP)
- Engineering Advancement Association of Japan (JP)
- Gunma Prefectural Fisheries Experimental Station (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Animal Bioscience
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5713/ab.24.0171
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.55