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A note on effect of inbreeding on production traits in pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

K. Christensen ,
P. Jensen  and
J. N. Jørgensen
K. Christensen
Affiliation:
Division of Animal Genetics, Agricultural University, Bülowsvej 13, 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
P. Jensen
Affiliation:
Division of Animal Genetics, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Bülowsvej 13, 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
J. N. Jørgensen
Affiliation:
Division of Animal Genetics, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Bülowsvej 13, 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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Abstract

Pigs with inbreeding coefficients, ranging from 0·125 to 0·375 were analysed for effect of inbreeding on daily carcass gain, body length and meat proportion in the carcass. The foundation animals were back crosses of a Landrace boar of his daughters which were Yorkshire Landrace hybrids. The statistical model included effect of sex and slaughter weight in addition to the effect of inbreeding. A statistically significant effect of inbreeding on daily carcass gain was found with a linear decline of 1·6 g for 0·1 increase in inbreeding coefficient. There was no effect of inbreeding on body length and meat proportion. Carcass weight had a highly significant effect on body length and daily carcass gain. Effect of sex was statistically significant for meat proportion only.

Keywords

carcass compositioninbreedinglive-weight gainpigs.
Type
Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 58 , Issue 2 , April 1994 , pp. 298 - 300
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1994

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