Genetic parameters for fur quality graded on live animals and dried pelts of American mink (Neovison vison)

2017 ◽  
Vol 134 (4) ◽  
pp. 322-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.P. Thirstrup ◽  
J. Jensen ◽  
M.S. Lund
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Parameters ◽  
American Mink ◽  
Neovison Vison ◽  
Fur Quality

scholarly journals Wild American mink ( Neovison vison ) may pose a COVID‐19 threat

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 266-267
Author(s):  
Lauren A Harrington ◽  
María Díez‐León ◽  
Asunción Gómez ◽  
Andrew Harrington ◽  
David W Macdonald ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
American Mink ◽  
Neovison Vison

scholarly journals PSVIII-38 Late-Breaking Abstract: Estimating genetic parameters of feed efficiency traits in American mink

2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (Supplement_4) ◽  
pp. 347-347
Author(s):  
Pourya Davoudi ◽  
Duy Ngoc Do ◽  
Guoyu Hu ◽  
Siavash Salek Ardestani ◽  
Younes Miar
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Genetic Correlation ◽  
Feed Intake ◽  
Feed Efficiency ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Genetic Parameters ◽  
American Mink ◽  
Genetic Correlations ◽  
Final Body Weight ◽  
Selection For

Abstract Feed cost is the major input cost in the mink industry and thus improvement of feed efficiency through selection for high feed efficient mink is necessary for the mink farmers. The objective of this study was to estimate the heritability, phenotypic and genetic correlations for different feed efficiency measures, including final body weight (FBW), daily feed intake (DFI), average daily gain (ADG), feed conversion ratio (FCR) and residual feed intake (RFI). For this purpose, 1,088 American mink from the Canadian Center for Fur Animal Research at Dalhousie Faculty of Agriculture were recorded for daily feed intake and body weight from August 1 to November 14 in 2018 and 2019. The univariate models were used to test the significance of sex, birth year and color as fixed effects, and dam as a random effect. Genetic parameters were estimated via bivariate models using ASReml-R version 4. Estimates of heritabilities (±SE) were 0.41±0.10, 0.37±0.11, 0.33±0.14, 0.24±0.09 and 0.22±0.09 for FBW, DFI, ADG, FCR and RFI, respectively. The genetic correlation (±SE) was moderate to high between FCR and RFI (0.68±0.15) and between FCR and ADG (-0.86±0.06). In addition, RFI had low non-significant (P > 0.05) genetic correlations with ADG (0.04 ± 0.26) and BW (0.16 ± 0.24) but significant (P < 0.05) high genetic correlation with DFI (0.74 ± 0.11) indicating that selection for lower RFI will reduce feed intake without adverse effects on the animal size and growth rate. The results suggested that RFI can be implemented in genetic/genomic selection programs to reduce feed intake in the mink production system.

scholarly journals Invasive carnivores in Patagonia: defining priorities for their management using the American mink (Neovison vison) as a case study

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Sanguinetti ◽  
Leonardo Buria ◽  
Laura Malmierca ◽  
Alejandro E.J. Valenzuela ◽  
Cecilia Núñez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
American Mink ◽  
Neovison Vison

scholarly journals Tracking Toxoplasma gondii in freshwater ecosystems: interaction with the invasive American mink (Neovison vison) in Spain

2018 ◽  
Vol 117 (7) ◽  
pp. 2275-2281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria P. Ribas ◽  
Sonia Almería ◽  
Xavier Fernández-Aguilar ◽  
Gabriel De Pedro ◽  
Patricia Lizarraga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
American Mink ◽  
Freshwater Ecosystems ◽  
Neovison Vison

Molecular Survey of Parvoviruses and Mycoplasma spp. in Invasive American Mink (Neovison vison) from Southern Chile

2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
María Belén Zapararte ◽  
Francisco Ramírez-Pizarro ◽  
Carlos Landaeta-Aqueveque ◽  
Elie Poulin ◽  
René Ortega ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
American Mink ◽  
Neovison Vison ◽  
Southern Chile ◽  
Molecular Survey ◽  
Mycoplasma Spp

Structure and Variability of the Pax3 and EDNRB Genes in American Mink (Neovison vison)

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 779-781
Author(s):  
M. Kmieć ◽  
J. Bińkowski ◽  
J. Kubiś
Keyword(s):  
American Mink ◽  
Neovison Vison
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document