Estimates of genetic parameters for kyphosis in two crossbred swine populations.

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Genetic parameters for degree of kyphosis were estimated from a Duroc-Landrace F(2) population (n = 316) and from a composite population (line C) composed of Duroc, Large White, and 2 sources of Landrace (n = 1,552). Live presentation did not indicate kyphosis in pigs or sows. Degree of kyphosis was measured by scoring the shape of the vertebral column of split carcasses on a scale from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe)....

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