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The effect of Piétrain sire on the performance of the progeny of two commercial dam breeds: a pig intervention study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2019

C. De Cuyper Open the ORCID record for C. De Cuyper [Opens in a new window] ,
S. Tanghe ,
S. Janssens ,
A. Van den Broeke ,
J. Van Meensel ,
M. Aluwé ,
B. Ampe ,
N. Buys  and
S. Millet
C. De Cuyper
Affiliation:
ILVO (Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food), Scheldeweg 68, 9090 Melle, Belgium
S. Tanghe
Affiliation:
ILVO (Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food), Scheldeweg 68, 9090 Melle, Belgium
S. Janssens
Affiliation:
Livestock Genetics, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
A. Van den Broeke
Affiliation:
ILVO (Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food), Scheldeweg 68, 9090 Melle, Belgium
J. Van Meensel
Affiliation:
ILVO (Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food), Scheldeweg 68, 9090 Melle, Belgium
M. Aluwé
Affiliation:
ILVO (Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food), Scheldeweg 68, 9090 Melle, Belgium
B. Ampe
Affiliation:
ILVO (Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food), Scheldeweg 68, 9090 Melle, Belgium
N. Buys
Affiliation:
Livestock Genetics, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 30, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
S. Millet*
Affiliation:
ILVO (Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food), Scheldeweg 68, 9090 Melle, Belgium
*
†E-mail: sam.millet@ilvo.vlaanderen.be
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Abstract

Genetic evaluation of Piétrain sires in Flanders occurs under standardized conditions, on test stations with fixed dam breeds, standardized diets and uniform management practices. As environmental conditions vary on commercial farms and differ from the test stations, this study aimed at understanding to what extent the sire, the dam breed and the interaction between both affects the translation of breeding values to practice. Dams of two commercial breeds were inseminated with semen from one of five different sires selected for contrasting breeding values (daily gain, feed conversion ratio and carcass quality). For each sire by dam breed combination, six pen replicates (with three gilts and three barrows per pen) were evaluated for growth performance from 9 weeks of age (20 kg) to slaughter (110 kg), and for carcass and meat quality. In our experimental setup, both sire and dam breed affected growth, carcass and meat quality traits. No significant sire×dam breed interactions on performance could be detected. Though a tendency for interaction on average daily feed intake between 20 and 110 kg (P=0.087), and on pork colour (lightness) (P=0.093) was present. In general, offspring of all tested sires behaved similarly in both dam breeds, indicating that estimated breeding values for Piétrain sires determined in one dam breed are representative in other dam breeds as well.

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breeding value estimationgrowthcarcass and meat qualitygenotype by environment interactionswine
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animal , Volume 13 , Issue 10 , October 2019 , pp. 2125 - 2132
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Present address: Nutrition Sciences N.V., Booiebos 5, 9031 Drongen, Belgium.

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