Multitrait restricted and desired gains selection indices designed to change growth and body composition in mice¹
1993
Eisen, E.J.
SUMMARY: Effectiveness of restricted and desired gains index selection to change growth and body composition was tested in mice. Replicate lines were selected within full-sib families as follows: RI, restricted index to increase 12-week body weight (BW) and hind carcass weight (HC) with no change in right epididymal fat pad weight (EF); DG, desired gains index to increase BW and HC and decrease EF and right subcutaneous fat pad weight (SF) in designated proportions; RS, random selection. Realized heritabilities of index units, converted to an individual basis, were 0.65 ± 0.17 in RI and 0.50 ± 0.23 in DG, which exceeded the respective base population estimates of 0.32 ± 0.11 and 0.37 ±0.11, calculated as twice the regression of son on sire. Realized genetic correlation between the two selection index units of 0.87 ± 0.12 was not significantly different from the base population estimate of 0.91 ± 0.21. Realized correlated responses in component traits of the indices did not agree closely with expectation. Possible explanations for these discrepancies include genetic drift, weak selection intensity, discrepancies between estimated and true genetic parameters and changes in genetic parameters due to selection. Antagonistic selection for multiple traits may magnify the importance of these factors.
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