Freezability genetics in rabbit semen

The aim of this study was to estimate the heritability of semen freezability and to estimate the genetic correlation between frozen-thawed sperm traits and the growth rate in a paternal rabbit line. Estimated heritabilities showed that frozen-thawed semen traits are heritable (ranged between 0.08 an...

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Autores principales: Lavara, R., Mocé, Eva, Baselga, M., Vicente, José Salvador
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2018
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6055
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author Lavara, R.
Mocé, Eva
Baselga, M.
Vicente, José Salvador
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description The aim of this study was to estimate the heritability of semen freezability and to estimate the genetic correlation between frozen-thawed sperm traits and the growth rate in a paternal rabbit line. Estimated heritabilities showed that frozen-thawed semen traits are heritable (ranged between 0.08 and 0.15). In the case of Live-FT (percentage of viable sperm after freezing), the estimated heritability is the highest one, and suggests the possibility of effective selection. After the study of genetic correlations it seems that daily weight gain (DG) was negatively correlated with sperm freezability, but no further conclusions could be drawn due to the high HPD95%. More data should be included in order to obtain better accuracy for the estimates of these genetic correlations. If the results obtained at present study were confirmed, it would imply that selection for DG could alter sperm cell membranes or seminal plasma composition, both components related to sperm cryoresistance. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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spelling ReDivia60552025-04-25T14:46:04Z Freezability genetics in rabbit semen Lavara, R. Mocé, Eva Baselga, M. Vicente, José Salvador The aim of this study was to estimate the heritability of semen freezability and to estimate the genetic correlation between frozen-thawed sperm traits and the growth rate in a paternal rabbit line. Estimated heritabilities showed that frozen-thawed semen traits are heritable (ranged between 0.08 and 0.15). In the case of Live-FT (percentage of viable sperm after freezing), the estimated heritability is the highest one, and suggests the possibility of effective selection. After the study of genetic correlations it seems that daily weight gain (DG) was negatively correlated with sperm freezability, but no further conclusions could be drawn due to the high HPD95%. More data should be included in order to obtain better accuracy for the estimates of these genetic correlations. If the results obtained at present study were confirmed, it would imply that selection for DG could alter sperm cell membranes or seminal plasma composition, both components related to sperm cryoresistance. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 2018-05-09T16:30:58Z 2018-05-09T16:30:58Z 2017 article Lavara, R., Moce, E., Baselga, M., Vicente, J. S. (2017). Freezability genetics in rabbit semen. Theriogenology, 102, 54-58. 0093-691X http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/6055 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.07.013 en Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ electronico
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title Freezability genetics in rabbit semen
title_full Freezability genetics in rabbit semen
title_fullStr Freezability genetics in rabbit semen
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title_short Freezability genetics in rabbit semen
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