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Genetic components of heat stress in finishing pigs: Parameter estimation.
Journal of animal science - 1 Sept 2008
Zumbach B, Misztal I, Tsuruta S, Sanchez J P, Azain M, Herring W, Holl J, Long T, Culbertson M
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to describe genetic variability of pig carcass weight as a function of heat stress. Data included carcass weights of 23,556 crossbred pigs [Duroc x (Landrace x Large White)] raised on 2 farms in North Carolina and harvested from May 2005 through December 2006. Weather data were obtained from a weather station located about 20 km from the furthest farm. Weekly heat load was...
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