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Genotyping both live and dead animals to improve post-weaning survival of pigs in breeding programs.
Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 18 Sept 2024
Sharif-Islam Md, van der Werf Julius H J, Henryon Mark, Chu Thinh Tuan, Wood Benjamin J, Hermesch Susanne
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BACKGROUND: In this study, we tested whether genotyping both live and dead animals (GSD) realises more genetic gain for post-weaning survival (PWS) in pigs compared to genotyping only live animals (GOS). METHODS: Stochastic simulation was used to estimate the rate of genetic gain realised by GSD and GOS at a 0.01 rate of pedigree-based inbreeding in three breeding schemes, which differed in PWS (95%, 90% and 50%)...
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