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Implementation of genetic evaluation and mating designs for the endangered local pig breed 'Bunte Bentheimer'.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Feb 2014
Biermann A D M, Pimentel E C G, Tietze M, Pinent T, König S
Abstract excerpt
A pedigree including 1538 individuals of the endangered pig breed 'Bunte Bentheimer' and 3008 records of the fertility traits 'number of piglets born alive' (NBA) and 'number of piglets weaned' (NW) were used to i) characterize the population structure, ii) to estimate genetic (co)variance components and estimated breeding values (EBVs) and iii) to use EBVs for the application of the concept of optimal genetic...
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