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Brazilian Sport Horse: genetic parameters for approval of Brasileiro de Hipismo stallions.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Jul 2020
Medeiros Bethânia Rocha, Garbade Petra, Seixas Luiza, Peripolli Vanessa, McManus Concepta
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to evaluate genetic parameters for subjective scores given at the Brazilian Sport Horse (BSH) Stallion Approval by estimating heritability (h2) for morphological, gait, and jumping traits and genetic correlations (γg) among the functional ones and by verifying selection feasibility. The analysis included 1179 complete evaluations from 294 horses, by 4.26 ± 0.96 judges. Each trait was...
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