Article
Purebred-crossbred genetic parameters for reproductive traits in swine.
Journal of animal science - 1 Oct 2021
Kramer Luke M, Wolc Anna, Esfandyari Hadi, Thekkoot Dinesh M, Zhang Chunyan, Kemp Robert A, Plastow Graham, Dekkers Jack C M
Abstract excerpt
For swine breeding programs, testing and selection programs are usually within purebred (PB) populations located in nucleus units that are generally managed differently and tend to have a higher health level than the commercial herds in which the crossbred (CB) descendants of these nucleus animals are expected to perform. This approach assumes that PB animals selected in the nucleus herd will have CB progeny that...
Topics
- Animals
- Genome
- Genomics
- Models, Genetic
- Phenotype
- Reproduction
- Swine
- Weaning
