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Estimated Breeding Values of Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Breed

Anuarbek Temirbekovich Bissembayev1, Alzhan Smailuly Shamshidin2, Zhanat Maratovi Kasenov1, Askhat Erbosynovich Chindaliyev1, Olga Stepanovna Starostina3, Irina Andreevna Baranova3, Stepan Dmitrievich Batanov3, Altai Batyrkhanovich Nazarbekov1 and Dastanbek Asylbekovich Baimukanov1
  • 1 Department of Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Medicine and Feed and Milk Quality Assessment, Scientific and Production Center for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, LLP, Astana, Kazakhstan
  • 2 Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry, West Kazakhstan Agrarian and Technical University named after Zhangir Khan, Uralsk, Kazakhstan
  • 3 Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Udmurt State Agrarian University", Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, Russia

Abstract

The study aims to calculate the estimated breeding value of Aberdeen-Angus cattle using the BLUP method. The live weight of cattle of the Aberdeen-Angus breed was: At birth in bulls 28.25 kg and in heifers 27.18 kg; on day 210, at weaning in bulls 212.31 kg and in heifers 198.04 kg; on day 365, respectively, 328.02 kg and 304.73 kg. At the age of 5, the live weight is 897.05 kg for bulls and 552.04 kg for cows. The average values of the productivity indicators of cattle of the Aberdeen-Angus breed according to the average daily gain showed: From birth to 210 days of age in bulls -879.56 g and heifers -847.07 g; from 210 days to one year of age in bulls -767.03 g and heifers -647.62 g; from birth to one year of age in bulls -831.77 g and heifers -767.37 g. For the Aberdeen-Angus breed, the estimated breeding values in terms of live weight at birth range from -8.24 to +9.93; for live weight at weaning in the range from -42.47 to +39.07; for live weight at 12 months of age from -62.29 to +78.67; for milking capacity of cows from -47.45 to +33.15; for live weight at the age of 5 years from -117.4 to -141.16. The composition of the muscle tissue of Aberdeen-Angus bulls was with a high level of protein usefulness (protein usefulness index 0.70). This is higher than that of crossbred and Black-and-white mates by 6.1 and 4.5%.

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences
Volume 23 No. 3, 2023, 351-360

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ojbsci.2023.351.360

Submitted On: 27 March 2023 Published On: 7 July 2023

How to Cite: Bissembayev, A. T., Shamshidin, A. S., Kasenov, Z. M., Chindaliyev, A. E., Starostina, O. S., Baranova, I. A., Batanov, S. D., Nazarbekov, A. B. & Baimukanov, D. A. (2023). Estimated Breeding Values of Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Breed. OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, 23(3), 351-360. https://doi.org/10.3844/ojbsci.2023.351.360

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Keywords

  • Beef Cattle
  • Aberdeen-Angus Breed
  • Live Weight
  • Estimated Breeding Value (EBV)
  • Meat
  • Chemical Composition
  • Amino Acid Composition