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Study of codes of disposal at different parities of Large White sows using a linear censored model.
Journal of animal science - 1 Sept 2005
Arango J, Misztal I, Tsuruta S, Culbertson M, Herring W
Abstract excerpt
To study the genetic relationship between three grouped reasons for sow removal (SR) in consecutive parities, accounting for censoring, 13,838 records from Large White sows were analyzed. Data were from seven pure-line farms having, on average, 5.9% unknown SR. Three traits were subjectively defined, each corresponding to a classification of SR (reproductive [RR], nonreproductive [RN], and others [RO]). Records...
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