Article
Genome-wide association with delayed puberty in swine.
Animal genetics - 1 Feb 2014
Nonneman D, Lents C, Rohrer G, Rempel L, Vallet J
Abstract excerpt
An improvement in the proportion of gilts entering the herd that farrow a litter would increase overall herd performance and profitability. A significant proportion (10-30%) of gilts that enter the herd never farrow a litter; reproductive reasons account for approximately a third of gilt removals, with anestrous and failure to conceive the most common reasons for culling. Tools to select gilts for reproductive...
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