Goat genetic and phenotypic variation of body measurement traits in a sample of the Venezuelan creole goat population
Keywords:
Criollo goat, Extensive management, Morphological characteristics, Genetic and phenotypic variation
Abstract
Variation within a given population is due basically to environmental and genetic deviations among the individuals. Genetic deviations are heritable and therefore the base for selection. In animal production, reproduction of outstanding individuals is allowed in a higher degree to improve forthcoming generations. The genetic variation is a property of genes influencing the traits and genes frequency may change among populations, basically due to genetic drift and animal husbandry. Phenotypic and genetic variation of morphological quantitative traits was estimated in the Venezuelan Creole goat population. The additive direct genetic variation or heritable fraction out of the total phenotypic variance found in this study is indicative that most traits evaluated can be improved through selection which should be taken into consideration in any breeding program.
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Garcia-Peniche, T. B., H. H. Montaldo, M. Valencia-Posadas, G. R. Wiggans, S. M. Hubbard, J. A. Torres-Vazquez, and L Shepard. 2012. Breed differences over time and heritability estimates for production and reproduction traits of dairy goats in the United States. J. Dairy Sci. 95: 2707-2017.
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Lanari, M. R., N. Giovannini, D. O. Maizon, C. Deza, D. O. Bedotti, S. A. de la Rosa-Carbajal, T. A. Vera, R. A. Ricarte, and C. A. Mezzadra. 2019. Creole goat breeds diversity in Argentina. Actas Iberoamericanas de Conservación Animal 13: 28-40
Martínez R., R. D., G. Torres Hernández, and, S. Martínez Hernánde. 2014. Phenotypic, productive and reproductive characterization of the white creole goat of the "Filo Mayor" from the Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerrero. Nova Scientia 11: 1-11
Mdladla, K., E. F. Dzomba, and, F. C. Muchadeyi. 2017. Characterization of the village goat production systems in the rural communities of the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and North West Provinces of South Africa. Trop Anim Health Prod 49: 515–527
Pariacote, F.A. 1992. Productivity of goat native, Alpine and Nubian breeds and their crosses in Venezuela. Arch. Zootec. 41: 555-562.
Pariacote, F. A. 2000. Guided program of investigation to the development of the goat sector in enezuela. Proceeding 7 International Conference on Goats, Tome II: 915 - 917.
Pariacote, F. A. 2000. Riesgos de extinción del conglomerado nativo de genes bovinos en América Latina: caso Vnezuela. Arch. Zootec., 49: 17 - 26.
Pariacote, F. A. 2007. Caprinos. En: Los Recursos Zoogenéticos de Venezuela. González-Jiménez E y F. Bisbal (Eds.) Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ambiente, Caracas, Venezuela, pp 73 - 91. ISBN: 980-04-1312-X
Pariacote, F. A. 2007. Sustainable development of animal production systems and the local genetic resources in Iberian America: Venezuelan case. Proceeding of the VIII Iberia-American Symposium on Conservation and Use of Zoo-genetic Resources. CYTED Red XII-H and Quevedo Ecuador State Technical University, Quevedo, Ecuador, pp 22 - 35.
Pariacote, F. A. 2009. Stage of development of the goat in Iberian America. Proceeding of the X Iberian American Symposium on the Conservation and Utilization of the Zoo-genetic Resources. Red CONBIAND; Palmira, Colombia, pp 11 - 13
Pariacote F. A. 2012. How to estimate additive and non-additive genetic effects in crossbred herds by (co)variance. XI International Conference on Goats, International Goat Association, IGA. Gran Canaria, Spain. Book of abstracts p 214
Pariacote, F. A., L. Ruiz, and X. Pimentel. 2004. Cutaneous appendixes in the Venezuelan creole goat population. Zootecnia Trop. 22: 1 - 5
Pariacote, F. A., D. D`Ascencao, L. E. Ruiz C., W. Morón, and X. Pimentel. 2018. Productive and Reproductive Capacity and Characteristics of the Thoracic Region for the Venezuelan Creole Goat. Proceedings of the World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production; New Zealand, pp 928 - 934
Pariacote, F. A., D. D’Ancescao, W. Moron, R.; Toledo, C. Borges, R. Zarraga, and I. Monasterio. 1999. Program for the genetic improvement of the native goat population. II Meeting of the Goat National Program, FUNDACITE Falcon; Coro, Mem. 2: 56 – 63.
Rodero, A., J. V. Delgado, and E. Rodero. 1992. Primitive andalusian livestock and their implication in the discovery of America. Arch Zootec. 1992(Extra): 383 - 400.
Ruiz, L.E., F. A. Pariacote, and X. Pimentel. 2002. Coat Color in Goats by Breed Groups and Geographical Areas. Preliminary Results. Revista Científica 12: 405 - 407
SAS. SAS Institute Inc. Cary, NC, USA. 2016
Scherf, B. D. 2000. Using WWL-DAD:3. World Watch List for Domestic Animal Diversity, 3rd ed, FAO. pp 3 – 36. ISBN: 92-5-104511-9
Valencia-Franco, E., E. C. García y González, E. Soni-Guillermo, B. C. Pineda-Burgos P. E. Hernández-Ruiz, P. I. Romero-Rodríguez, J. C. Rodríguez-Castillo, and J. L Ponce. 2019. Morphostructural characterization of the Creole goat (Capra hircus) of the municipality of Cuajinicuilapa, on the Costa Chica of Guerrero, Mexico. Jornal of Science 3: 84 ‒ 88.
Viviana-Deza, M. C. 2007. Caracterización de caprinos criollos del noroeste de Córdoba mediante el uso de caracteres morfoestructurales y polimorfismos proteínicos. Su relación con aptitud productiva. Tesis of Magister, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias..
Von Keyserlingk, M. A. G., N. P. Martin, E. Kebreab, K. F. Knowlton, R. J. Grant, M. Stephenson, C. J. Sniffen, J. P. Harner III, A. D. Wright, and S. I. Smith. 2013. Invited review: Sustainability of the US dairy industry. J. Dairy Sci. 96: 5405 – 5425
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2023-06-29
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Pariacote, Fidel Alejandro, Dalila C. D’Ascencao, Leyberth Elena Ruiz Cuba, Quiterio Nuñez Miranda, William Morón, Xiomara Pimentel, Emerita Abreu Garcia, Darwin R. Lugo Sira, and Vincenzo Landi. 2023. “Goat Genetic and Phenotypic Variation of Body Measurement Traits in a Sample of the Venezuelan Creole Goat Population”. Archivos Latinoamericanos De Producción Animal 31 (2), 207-22. https://doi.org/10.53588/alpa.310207.
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