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Mejoramiento Australia
Mejoramiento Australia
Genotype what
genes go on to
produce the
phenotype of the
alpaca we see
Genetic gain
By traditional breeding; improvements are
likely to be about 1% to 1.5% per annum
a 3 fold increase
Conventional rate of genetic gain
Improved rate of genetic gain using
ABVs
early rapid
increases
rate slows
later
Prediction
Conventional Breeding Decision
Cycle
Breeding Goal
Cria Produced
Breeding Decision Cycle with
IA
R
Da
t a
ABVs
Alpaca
trait data
ABVs
Goal
Mea
sure Evaluation Selection
men
ts
Cria
Distribution of results
Australasian alpacas range from -4.1 points below the mean to
+5 points above; for Fibre diameter ABV
140
120
100
Finer Fibre Diameter
Frequency
80
60
40
20
0
-4.1 -3.6 -3.0 -2.4 -1.9 -1.3 -0.7 -0.2 0.4 1.0 1.5 2.1 2.7 3.2 3.8 4.4 4.9
Fibre Diameter ABV (m)
Measured Traits
Up to 26 traits can be measured and
entered into AGE
Early stage ABVs are being produced for:
Fibre Diameter (micron)
Coefficient of variation (cv)
Staple length
Fleece weight
Body weight
Collecting data
Alpacas enrolled on a pedigree register
First year:
Breeding herd alpacas and previous years
progeny (recorded as a group)
- Traits measured and entered into AGE
Subsequent Years:
Previous years progeny recorded as a
group and entered into AGE
The importance of progeny
Phenotype verses Genotype
Phenotype what
you can see and
measure
Genotype what
genes go on to
produce the
phenotype of the
alpaca we see
How are ABVs influenced
PARENTS
SIBLINGS PROGENY
SELF
Effects of relatives & progeny on
breeding values
Information from Self Parents Half Progeny Accuracy
Siblings of ABV
None 0% 100% 0% 0% 50%
For example:
If Fibre diameter (fd): ABV = -2 & Weighting = -5
& Fleece weight (fw): ABV = +1 & Weighting = +2
The BOV calculation would be:
BOV = (ABV fd x weighting) + (ABV fw x weighting)
BOV = (-2 x -5) + (1 x 2) = 12
Example Breeding Objective Values
Breeding Goal Breeding Goal
Fine Fleece Heavy Fleece