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Growth and carcass performance of British Landrace pigs heterozygous at the halothane locus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

S. P. Simpson  and
A. J. Webb
S. P. Simpson
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics Research, Edinburgh Research Station, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9PS
A. J. Webb
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics Research, Edinburgh Research Station, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9PS
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Abstract

The effects of the halothane gene on growth and performance were estimated from British Landrace positive and negative selection lines and crosses between the lines. A total of 214 full-sib pairs were performance tested from 25 to 85 kg live weight on either ad libitum or scale (0·69 g/g ad libitum food intake) feeding. Half-sides of 45 carcasses were fully dissected.

In the crosses, growth and performance did not depend on whether the sire or the dam was from the positive line. Carcass length, conformation score, eye muscle area and incidence of pale, soft, exudative meat (PSE) were all intermediate in the crosses. Given food ad libitum, the crosses had increased appetite and growth rates which resulted in increased backfat depths. However, in the fully dissected carcasses, the crosses were intermediate for lean proportion. Although the crosses gave a net economic advantage, the incidence of PSE may be unacceptably high for commercial exploitation.

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Animal Production , Volume 49 , Issue 3 , December 1989 , pp. 503 - 509
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1989

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