Ivan M Dunin, Alexander A Gerasimov, Svetlana V Nikitina, Ekaterina A Matveeva

Animal Husbandry and Fodder Production. 2024. Vol. 107, no 3. Р. 36-46.

 

doi:10.33284/2658-3135-107-3-36

 

Original article

Estimation of breeding values of Aberdeen-Angus cattle in the Russian Federation according to the methodology of the Eurasian Economic Union

 

Ivan M Dunin1, Alexander A Gerasimov2, Svetlana V Nikitina3, Ekaterina A Matveeva4

1,2.3.4All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Breeding, Moscow region, Lesnye Polyany, Russia

1vniiplem@mail.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4310-9551

2aag77@inbox.ru, https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6477-1800

3niksvt@yandex.ru, https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4364-3902

4ek_matveeva@mail.ru, https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9937-8880

 

Abstract. The article presents the results of the research on the approval of the method of determining the breeding value of beef cattle using the BLUP method, developed for implementation in the territories of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union. Evaluation of breeding value was carried out on the most numerous population of beef cattle of Aberdeen-Angus breed, bred in 32 breeding herds in 18 regions of the Russian Federation. A linear biometric model was developed to estimate the breeding value of beef cattle. Calculation of breeding value indices of animals of all sex and age groups of the evaluated population was carried out by their own productivity, also cows were evaluated by milk yield, bulls - by live weight of calves at birth, weaning, at the age of one year and milk yield of daughters. The average values of live weight indices of mature and bullish herds were determined: at birth - 25.4 kg and 27.3 kg, at the age of 205 days - 198.5 kg and 212.2 kg, at 365 days - 302.8 kg and 339.1 kg, milk yield of cows was 210.8 kg. The heritability coefficients of live weight of Aberdeen-Angus cattle of the studied population varied depending on the age: at birth - 0.45, at 205 days - 0.12, at 365 days - 0.09, milkiness - 0.13.

Keywords: beef cattle, Aberdeen-Angus breed, BLUP method, EEK methodology, breeding value, live weight, milkiness yield, calving ease

For citation: Dunin IM, Gerasimov AA, Nikitina SV, Matveeva EA. Estimation of breeding values of Aberdeen-Angus cattle in the Russian Federation according to the methodology of the Eurasian Economic Union. Animal Husbandry and Fodder Production. 2024;107(3):   . (In Russ.).

 

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Information about the authors:

Ivan M Dunin, Dr. Sci. (Agriculture), Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, head of the Scientific Direction "Selection, breeding of cattle and information support for cattle breeding" All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Breeding, village Lesnye Polyany, Lenin str., 13, Moscow region, Pushkino, 141212, tel.: +7(495)515-95-57.

Alexander A Gerasimov, Cand. Sci. (Agriculture), Leading Researcher at the Laboratory of Breeding Beef Breeds of Cattle, All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Breeding, village Lesnye Polyany, Lenin str., 13, Moscow region, Pushkino, 141212, tel.: +7(495)515-95-57.

Svetlana V Nikitina, Senior Researcher at the Laboratory of Breeding Beef Breeds of Cattle, All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Breeding, village Lesnye Polyany, Lenin str., 13, Moscow region, Pushkino, 141212, tel.: +7(495)515-95-57.

Ekaterina A Matveeva, Researcher at the Laboratory of Breeding Beef Breeds of Cattle All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Breeding, village Lesnye Polyany, Lenin str., 13, Moscow region, Pushkino, 141212, tel.: +7(495)515-95-57.

The article was submitted 19.06.2024; approved after reviewing 05.08.2024; accepted for publication 09.09.2024.

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