Stability and adaptability analysis of Tabapua bulls for performance traits according to the herd level

作者：Marcal M F^*; Ferraz Filho P B; Souza J C; Silva L O C; Gomes F J; Freitas J A

来源：Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia, 2014, 66(1): 195-202.

• Tabapua
• adaptability
• sire x herd interaction
• stability

In order to study the stability and adaptability of Tabapua cattle for the characteristic weight at 120 days of maternal effect, we used methods based on linear regression. The analysis included differences in the expected progeny of five sire sin herds located in four farms in the states of Bahia, (herds 1and 2), Parana (herd 3) and Minas Gerais (herd 4). The results show that the performance of bulls depend largely on the genetic variability of the matrices for different characteristics in herds studied, allowing the recommendation of a specific breeding herd. Analyses of adaptability and stability discriminated performance differences in herds. Bulls were identified as adapted and perfectly stable, bulls with general adaptation, and with specific adaptation to favorable and unfavorable environments.

• 出版日期2014-2