Animal Molecular Breeding, 2013, Vol.3, No.2, 4
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1.4
Birth Weight
The estimated average BWT of 2.84 kg was used for
BLUP
1
BLUP
2
and BLUP
3
.
About half of the sires
(49.1%)
were superior to the population mean under
BLUP
1
.
The corresponding values were much high
under BLUP
2
(66.4%)
and BLUP
3
(64.6%).
The range of sire effect for BWT were -0.1190 to
0.1224, -0.3109
to 0.5262 and -0.3108 to 0.5028,
respectively, under BLUP
1
,
BLUP
2
and BLUP
3.
The
range of sire effects was almost same under BLUP
2
,
BLUP
3
and BLUP
1.
More than 61% animals were
superior to the population mean. The superiority of the
best sires (as percent of the raw mean) was 4.31, 18.53
and 17.70, respectively under BLUP
1
,
BLUP
2
and
BLUP
3.
Whereas corresponding values of inferiority
of the worst sires were -4.19, -10.95 and -10.94.
BLUP
2
had shown maximum value in terms of
superiority and/or inferiority. The range of animal
solution was -0.5084 to 0.6334 and -0.5118 to 0.6340,
respectively, under BLUP
2
and BLUP
3
.
In BLUP
2
and
BLUP
3
,
about 64.5% animals were superior to the
population mean. The superiority of the best animal
(
as percent of the raw mean) was 22.30% and 22.32%,
respectively under BLUP
2
and BLUP
3
whereas
corresponding values for inferiority of the worst sires
were 47.90% and -18.02%, BLUP
2
and BLUP
3
had
shown almost similar values in terms of superiority
and/or inferiority of animal solutions.
The upper limit of sire effects for BWT was increased
from 0.1224 kg in the BLUP
1
solution to about 0.50
kg in BLUP
2
and BLUP
3
whereas the lower limits
were reduced from 0.1190 in BLUP
1
to about 0.31 in
BLUP
2
and BLUP
3
.
The upper and lower limit of sire
effect under BLUP
1
was almost 1/4 and 1/3, respectively
of the BLUP
2
and BLUP
3
methods.
1.5
Weaning Weight
The estimated average WWT of 11.65 kg was used for
BLUP
1
,
BLUP
2
and BLUP
3
.
Less than half of the sires
(48.2%)
were superior to the population mean under
BLUP
1
.
The corresponding values were much higher
under BLUP
2
(71.8%)
and BLUP
3
(74.6%).
The ranges of sire’s effect for WWT were -0.7076 to
0.6686, -0.2493
to 2.2562 and -1.3714 to 2.4870,
respectively under BLUP
1
,
BLUP
2
and BLUP
3
.
The
range of sire effects was similar under BLUP
2
and
BLUP
3
but low in BLUP
1
.
The superiority of the best
sire (as percent of the raw mean) were 5.74, 19.37 and
21.35,
respectively under BLUP
1
,
BLUP
2,
BLUP
3
whereas corresponding values of terms of inferiority.
The range -11.77 BLUP
3
had shown maximum value
in terms of superiority and/or inferiority. The range of
animal’s solution was -0.3831 to 2.2562 and -1.6611
to 2.8140, respectively, under BLUP
2
and BLUP
3
.
More than 64% animals were superior to the
population mean in BLUP
2
and BLUP
3
.
The
superiority of the best animals (as percent of the raw
mean) was 19.37% and 24.16%, respectively, under
BLUP
2
and BLUP
3
whereas corresponding values for
inferiority of the worst sires were -11.87% and
-14.26%.
BLUP
3
had shown more range in terms of
superiority and/or inferiority for animal solutions than
BLUP
2
.
It was observed that top ranking sire for
WWT was same (i.e. CS 784) in BLUP
2
and BLUP
3
.
The upper limit of sire effects for WWT was increased
from 0.6686 kg in the BLUP1 solution to 2.2562 kg in
BLUP2 and 2.4870 kg in BLUP3 whereas the lower
limits were reduced from 0.7076 in BLUP1 to 1.2493
and 1.3714 in BLUP3.
1.6
Six Month Weight
The estimated average of 6 WT (16.72 kg) was used
for BLUP
1
,
BLUP
2
and BLUP
3
.
Less than half of the
sires (41.8%) were superior to the population mean
under BLUP
1
.
The corresponding values were much
higher under BLUP
2
(61.9%)
and BLUP
3
(68.2%).
The range of sire effects for 6 WT were -0.7304 to
0.8365, -1.8118
to 2.9024 and -1.7834 to 2.9949,
respectively under BLUP1, BLUP2 and BLUP3. The
ranges of sire effects were similar under BLUP2 and
BLUP3 but low in BLUP1. The superiority of the best
sires (as percent of the raw mean) were 5.14, 17.36
and 17.91, respectively under BLUP1, BLUP2 and
BLUP3 whereas corresponding values of inferiority of
the worst sires were -4.49, -10.84 and -10.67 BLUP2
and BLUP3 had shown maximum and almost same
value in terms of superiority and/or inferiority. The
ranges of animal solutions were - 1.9756 to 3.4847
and -2.3548 to 3.5931 respectively, under BLUP2 and
BLUP3. More than 64% animals were superior to the
population mean under BLUP2 and BLUP3. The