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Applied Biological Research
Year : 2020, Volume : 22, Issue : 3
First page : ( 1) Last page : ( 5)
Print ISSN : 0972-0979. Online ISSN : 0974-4517.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0974-4517.2020.00032.4

Genetic analysis of fitness traits of corriedale sheep under temperate conditions of Kashmir

Nabi Nusrat, Ganai Nazir Ahmad, Shanaz Syed, Aalam Safeer, Chakraborty Dibyendu, Bukhari Saba, Majid Ruksana, Shabir Mir, Ahmad Tavsief, Hamadani A., Rather Mubashir Ali*

Division of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir, Alesteng, Shuhama - 190 006, Ganderbal, Jammu & Kashmir, (India)

*e-mail: mubashir.70011@gmail.com

Abstract

Pedigree information data for 49 years (1969-2017) for fitness traits maintained at Mountain Research Centre for Sheep and Goat (MRCSG), SKUAST-K Shuhama Kashmir was analyzed to evaluate the performance of Corriedale sheep under the temperate agro-climatic conditions of Jammu & Kashmir state. The effects of non-genetic factors such as period of birth and sex on various normalized fitness traits such as age at first lambing (AFL), litter size (LS), total lambs born per ewe (TLB) and survival rate (SR) were analyzed by least squares analysis. The period of birth was found to have highly significant (p < 0.01) effect on all the traits studied. The least square means revealed that lambs born in period 1969-1975 had higher values of TLB, higher percentage of SR and lowest value of ALF. Sex of lamb had significant (p < 0.05) effect on SR. The heritability estimates were 0.09 ± 0.01, 0.40 ± 0.04, 0.29 ± 0.07 and 0.23 ± 0.03 for AFL, LS, TLB and SR, respectively. The study revealed that AFL and fitness traits are influenced by both genetic and non-genetic factors. Therefore, improvement in these traits in the flock can be achieved through selection and management.

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Keywords

Age at first lambing, Corriedale sheep, Litter size, Heritability, Survival rate.

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