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Variation in age at puberty in pigs with divergent selection for components of efficient lean growth rate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

J. C. Kerr
Affiliation:
Roslin Institute (Edinburgh) Roslin Midlothian EH25 9PS
N. D. Cameron
Affiliation:
Roslin Institute (Edinburgh) Roslin Midlothian EH25 9PS
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A delay in the onset of puberty in gilts with intensive selection for efficient lean growth would have substantial implications for pig breeding programmes due to later first parity matings. Therefore the current study determined the responses in gilt traits at puberty to selection for components of efficient lean growth rate.

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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1997

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