Challenging selection for consistency in the rank of endurance competitions
Autor
Cervantes, I.
Bodin, L.
Valera, M.
Molina Alcalá, Antonio
Gutierrez, J.P.
Editor
BioMed Central (Springer)Fecha
2020Materia
HorsesAnimal breeding
Genetic parameters
Canalization
Ranking
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Control of the environmental variability by genetic selection offers possibilities for new selection objectives for productive traits. This methodology aims at reducing heterogeneity in productive traits and has been applied to several traits and species for which animal homogeneity is profitable. In horse breeding programmes, rank in competitions is a common selection objective but has been challenging to model. In this study, the parameters of environmental variability for the rank of a horse were computed to analyse the capability of a horse to maintain the best ranking across competitions that consist of long-distance races in which the adapted physical condition of the horse is essential. The genetic component of the environmental variance for the rank in endurance competitions was evaluated, which resulted in proposing a new transformation of horse scores in competitions.