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Reproductive performance of pigs selected for components of efficient lean growth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2017

J. C. Kerr
Affiliation:
AFRC Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Roslin, EH25 9PS
N. D. Cameron
Affiliation:
AFRC Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Roslin, EH25 9PS
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This study determined the correlated responses in reproductive performance after five generations of divergent selection for components of efficient lean growth rate in Large White pigs.

Data were collected from five generations of pigs divergently selected for daily food intake (DFI), lean food conversion (LFC), lean growth rate on ad-libitum feeding (LGA) and lean growth rate on restricted or scale feeding (LGS). In each selection group, there were high, low and control lines, each consisting of 10 boars and 20 gilts. Animals were mated at around 9.5 months of age. Pregnant gilts were fed 2.5 kg daily and farrowed sows up to 3.5 kg twice daily of a 160 g/kg DM crude protein and 132 MJ/kg DM digestible energy ration. Animals were farrowed at 414 (s.d. 19.7) days of age, on average. No cross fostering was practised. Piglets were offered creep feed containing 235 g/kg DM crude protein and 160 MJ/kg DM digestible energy from 14 days and were weaned at an average of 35 (s.d. 3) days. Litter traits were measured on 1220 selected Large White gilts, with 13030 piglet birth weights and 9951 weaning weights.

Type
Pig Genetics II
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1994

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