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Genetic correlations between body composition traits and growth traits were low for weight and length except with collagen for which they were high, and, in general, they were medium high for condition factor.
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For all individuals, weight was measured with a mechanic livestock scale for weights between 1 and 250 kg and eight body composition traits were measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) using a pencil beam scanner "GE Lunar DPX-IQ" with the whole body mode "adult normal" (Lunar software version 4.7e, GE Healthcare, Pittsburgh, PA, USA), as described in [ 14, 15].
Using a genome-scan for loci affecting a set of complex growth and body composition traits from an intercross between two divergent mouse strains, we investigated possible sex-dependent imprinting effects.
However, this conventional approach is hindered by antagonistic genetic correlations between some traits and the high cost of measuring body composition traits.
Furthermore, we explored (ii) possible explanations for the associations of growth and survival by estimating genetic correlations between survival and a set of health, maturity and body composition traits.
The correlation analysis between the polymorphism of the MD gene and growth and body composition traits was carried out using the appropriate statistic model.
This means that interindividual variability in the phenotypic expression of these body composition traits is to some degree explained by an interaction between genotype and energy expenditure.
The other body composition traits and body weight displayed moderate levels of genetic variation (h2=0.11 0.45), making direct and correlated genetic responses to selection possible.
Body composition traits comprised ultrasonically measured loin muscle area at the 10th rib, 10th rib backfat and last rib backfat.
Accuracies of most GEBV for Angus and Brahman were between 0.1 and 0.4, with accuracies for abattoir carcass traits generally greater than for live animal body composition traits and reproduction traits.
Two body composition traits were estimated—%body fat (%FAT) and %trunk fat (%TFAT).
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