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Genotype x Climate interactions for protein yield using four European Holstein Populations
Hammami, Hedi; Carabaño, Maria-Jesus; Logar, Betka et al.
2014In Proceedings of 10th World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production
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Keywords :
dairy cattle; heat tolerance; temperature humidity index; protein
Abstract :
[en] Reaction norm models were applied to investigate genetic variation in heat tolerance of Holsteins across environments using long term protein milk yield test-day records and weather variables as proxy of climate change. Data represented four European regions characterized by different management systems and environments. Daily protein yield changed across the trajectory of temperature humidity index (THI) for all studied populations, pointing out negative associations between warm conditions and cow performance. For most regions, additive genetic variances for daily protein yield decrease when THI increases. Antagonistic relationships between level and intercept were relatively limited for Slovenia compared to the three other regions. Rank correlations of estimated breeding values for three proposed heat tolerance measures ranged from 0.56 (Spain and Slovenia) to 0.81 (Walloon Region of Belgium and Luxembourg), indicating a possibility of genotype by environment (G x E) for some pairs of regions.
Disciplines :
Animal production & animal husbandry
Genetics & genetic processes
Author, co-author :
Hammami, Hedi ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Sciences agronomiques > Zootechnie
Carabaño, Maria-Jesus
Logar, Betka
Vanrobays, Marie-Laure ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Sciences agronomiques > Zootechnie
Gengler, Nicolas  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Ingénierie des productions animales et nutrition
Language :
English
Title :
Genotype x Climate interactions for protein yield using four European Holstein Populations
Publication date :
August 2014
Event name :
10th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production
Event organizer :
ASAS
Event place :
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Event date :
August 17-22, 2014
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Proceedings of 10th World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Name of the research project :
Projet de chargé de recherches "DairyHeatStress"
Funders :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
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