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Genetic co-variance functions for live weight, feed intake, and efficiency measures in growing pigs.
Journal of animal science - 1 Sept 2017
Coyne J M, Berry D P, Matilainen K, Sevon-Aimonen M-L, Mantysaari E A, Juga J, Serenius T, McHugh N
Abstract excerpt
The objective of the present study was to estimate genetic co-variance parameters pertaining to live weight, feed intake, and 2 efficiency traits (i.e., residual feed intake and residual daily gain) in a population of pigs over a defined growing phase using Legendre polynomial equations. The data set used consisted of 51,893 live weight records and 903,436 feed intake, residual feed intake (defined as the...
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