title: Estimation of genetic parameters on conformation traits of the Iranian Arab horses population.
abstract: Arab horse is a popular pure breed in Iran and is registered by World Arabian Horse Organization (WAHO). There is no scientific study and research about this breed. In this research 13 conformation traits on a random sample of the Iranian Arab horses studied. The estimate of variance components estimated by Animal Model and Derivative Free Restricted Maximum Likelihood (DF-REML) approach and DF-REML software. Heritability of conformation traits is also evaluated. The range of estimated heritability were (0.050 +/- 0.008) neck length and (0.614 +/- 0.087) croup height. Results indicated that, conformation traits were good traits for selection and horse genetic evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gharahveysi
authors.forename: N Emam Jome
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Kashan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gerami
authors.forename: R Vaez
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Torshizi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006736:Horses / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics*