[205][206][207][208][209][210][211][212][213][214]. Selection for lean growth rate (LGR) was conducted for four generations in a synthetic line of Yorkshire-Meishan pigs to study the effectiveness of selection for LGR and correlated responses in litter traits. Lean growth rate was estimated from ultrasound measurements of 10th-rib backfat thickness and longissimus muscle area. In the selection line, 7 boars and 20 gilts with the highest LGR were selected to produce the next generation. The generation interval was 13 mo and the average selection differential per generation was 1.1 phenotypic standard deviation units. A contemporaneous control line was maintained by randomly selecting 5 boars and 15 gilts. Data from a total of 1057 pigs sired by 58 boars and out of 133 sows were available from the two lines. Selection responses were estimated from deviations of the selection line from the control line using least squares (LS) and by multiple trait derivative-free restricted maximum likelihood analysis using an animal model (AM). The estimate of response to selection per generation using LS was 9.4 ± 0.95 g d -1 for LGR. The corresponding estimate from the AM was 9.8 ± 0.51 g d -1 . Correlated responses in litter traits were regressed on generation. For the LS method, regression coefficients were negative but not significant (P > 0.05) for total number born, number born alive, and number at 21 d and at 42 d. Significant, positive correlated responses occurred in 42-d litter weight and 21-d piglet weight (P < 0.05). For the AM method, the regression coefficients were also negative, but were not significant (P > 0.05) for number alive at birth, at 21 d, and at 42 d. A significant positive correlated response occurred only for 42-d litter weight (P < 0.05). Although results are based on a population of limited size, it can be concluded that selection for LGR in a synthetic line is effective and should have little effect on litter traits. LGR ont été sélectionnés pour produire la génération suivante. L'intervalle entre les générations était de 13 mois et le différentiel de sélection moyen par génération s'établissait à 1,1 unité d'écart-type phénotypique. Parallèlement, on a élevé une lignée témoin de contemporains en sélectionnant au hasard 5 verrats et 15 truies nullipares. Les deux lignées ont permis de recueillir des données sur 1 057 porcs venant de l'accouplement de 58 verrats avec 133 truies. On a estimé les effets de la sélection en appliquant la méthode des moindres carrés (LS) et un modèle animal reposant sur la méthode du maximum de vraisemblance restreint sans dérivée pour les caractères multiples aux écarts entre la lignée sélectionnée et la lignée témoin. La réaction à la sélection estimative était de 9,4 ± 0,95 g par jour par génération selon la LS et de 9,8 ± 0,51 g par jour pour le modèle animal. La variation des caractères de la portée qui présentent une corrélation avec la réaction de la sélection a fait l'objet d'une analyse de régression pour la génération. Les coefficients de régression était nég...
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