Genetic parameters and parental and early-life effects of boar semen traits
Our findings indicate that trait transformation has a large effect on repeatability estimates of semen traits. Sperm motility traits measured on fresh semen are genetically different from sperm motility traits measured after storage. Early-life conditions can have an effect on later semen quantity and quality traits. Mitochondrial DNA and Y chromosome inheritances showed no effect on semen traits. Finally, we emphasize the importance of considering maternal effects when analysing semen traits, which results in lower heritability estimates.
Authors
- Marta Gòdia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0439-4014)
- B. Harlizius
- Claudia A. Sevillano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2431-5229)
- Pedro Sá (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1588-6778)
- Ole Madsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8082-7881)
- R.M. Godinho
- Henk Bovenhuis
Institutions
- Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences (NL)
- Topigs Norsvin (Netherlands) (NL)
- Wageningen University & Research (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Genetics Selection Evolution
- Published
- 2025-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-025-00954-6
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Sperm and Testicular Function
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.79
Funders
- European Commission
- Horizon 2020 Framework Programme