Population structure of Nellore cattle in northeastern Brazil

AUTOR(ES)

Barbosa, Ana Carla Borges, Malhado, Carlos Henrique Mendes, Carneiro, Paulo Luiz Souza, Muniz, Lorena Mirelle Santos, Ambrosini, Diego Pagung, Carrillo, José Adrián, Martins-Filho, Raimundo

FONTE

R. Bras. Zootec.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2013-09

RESUMO

The objective of this study was to evaluate the population genetic structure of Nellore cattle in northeastern Brazil. Pedigree information was collected from 175,231 animals born from 1967 to 2007. Probability of gene origin, inbreeding, average relatedness coefficient (AR), completeness pedigree, effective population size and generation interval were calculated. Generation interval was high due to the long period of time animals were used as reproducers. The bottleneck effect was evidenced as a result of intensive use of limited breeders over the last years. Low values were observed in the effective number of founder animals (434) and ancestors (427) comparing with the number on the base (175,231) and reference populations (130,038). Generally, the variability explained by the founders and ancestors is considered low. The average coefficient of inbreeding (0.11%) and AR (0.14%) estimated for this population is considered low and can be partly explained by the increased population effective number in recent periods; however, it may be underestimated by shallow pedigree.

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