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2760760

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-9-14
pubmed:abstractText
Differences in nematode fecal egg counts from 167 purebred Angus calves born in 1986 and 133 born in 1987 that had been naturally exposed to infection on pasture were analyzed for sire effects. The calves were sired by 26 different bulls, all of which were related. Differences among fecal egg counts were attributable to sires (P less than 0.0002), to age of the calf (P less than 0.0007), to age of dam (P less than 0.05), and to collection year (P less than 0.0001). No variation in fecal egg count was attributable to calf sex (P greater than 0.23). After accounting for the effects of year, age of calf, and age of dam, heritability was estimated to be 29% (SE = 18%). It was concluded that a paternal contribution to the genome of each calf played an important role in determining average fecal egg output of the sire group. With heritability at 29%, selection against higher fecal egg counts or selection for lower fecal egg counts would be expected to produce measurable genetic change in a population.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0022-3395
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
75
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
498-504
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Evidence for genetic control of nematode egg-shedding rates in calves.
pubmed:affiliation
Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station, Wye Research and Education Center, Queenstown 21658.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article