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Genetic gain and economic values of selection strategies including semen traits in three- and four-way crossbreeding systems for swine production.
Journal of animal science - 1 Mar 2015
González-Peña D, Knox R V, MacNeil M D, Rodriguez-Zas S L
Abstract excerpt
Four semen traits: volume (VOL), concentration (CON), progressive motility of spermatozoa (MOT), and abnormal spermatozoa (ABN) provide complementary information on boar fertility. Assessment of the impact of selection for semen traits is hindered by limited information on economic parameters. Objectives of this study were to estimate economic values for semen traits and to evaluate the genetic gain when these...
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