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Impact of including the cause of missing records on genetic evaluations for growth in commercial pigs.
Journal of animal science - 1 Aug 2021
Hollifield Mary Kate, Lourenco Daniela, Tsuruta Shogo, Bermann Matias, Howard Jeremy T, Misztal Ignacy
Abstract excerpt
It is of interest to evaluate crossbred pigs for hot carcass weight (HCW) and birth weight (BW); however, obtaining a HCW record is dependent on livability (LIV) and retained tag (RT). The purpose of this study is to analyze how HCW evaluations are affected when herd removal and missing identification are included in the model and examine if accounting for the reasons for missing traits improves the accuracy of...
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