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Estimation of Genetic Parameters for Gestation Length, Wean to First Service, Litter Size and Stillborn Piglets in a Closed Nucleus Swine Breeding Herd

특정 종돈집단의 임신기간, 이유후초종부일, 총산자수 및 사산에 대한 유전모수 추정

  • Lee, Deukhwan (Department of Animal Life Resources, Hankyong National University) ;
  • Son, Jihyun (Department of Animal Life Resources, Hankyong National University)
  • Received : 2013.07.11
  • Accepted : 2013.09.13
  • Published : 2013.10.31
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Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the genetic relationships among four reproductive traits. Data for this study were 7616 records from 1910 Landrace (L) and 10,454 records from 2283 Yorkshire (Y) in a closed nucleus swine herd. Traits considered on this study were gestation length (GL), total number of piglets born (TNB), wean to first service (WFS), and number of stillborn per litter (NSB). Heritabilities and genetic correlations were estimated by using the Bayesian inferences via Gibbs sampling in a four trait linear-threshold repeatability animal mixed model by designating NSB as a categorical trait in the L and Y purebred populations. Effects on the statistical model were considered for parity, contemporary group as fixed and service sire, permanent environmental, animal additive genetic effects as random. Estimates of heritability were 0.21, 0.23, 0.16, and 0.09 for GL, WFS, TNB, and NSB in the L population and 0.35, 0.16, 0.14 and 0.10 for corresponding traits in the Y population, respectively. Genetic correlation for GL was -0.59 and -0.28 with TNB and -0.58 and -0.17 with NSB in the L and Y populations, respectively. The NSB was positively correlated with TNB in the L and Y populations in genetic and environmental aspects. Therefore, the NSB should be taken into account in selecting sows for improving prolificacy of dam line breeding swine stock.

본 연구는 폐쇄종돈군을 유지하면서 장기간 선발육종을 실시한 Landrace 및 Yorkshire 모계 종돈집단에서 임신기간, 총산자수, 이유후초종부일 및 사산두수에 대한 유전적 변이성을 제시함으로써 이들 형질들에 대한 선발지표에 참고자료를 제시하고자 실시하였다. 분석에 이용된 자료는 상기의 형질들에 대하여 사전 이상치를 제외한 후, Landrace 품종에서 1,910두의 모돈으로부터 수집된 7,616복의 기록 및 Yorkshire 품종 2283두의 모돈으로부터 수집된 총 10,454복의 기록을 이용하였다. 분석형질들에 대한 유전변이를 추정하기 위하여 상기의 4개 형질을 동시에 고려한 혼합모형을 설정하였으며, 특히 사산두수에 대하여는 정규성에 크게 위배되기 때문에 범주형 자료로 가정하여 다형질 선형-임계형 반복동물개체모형을 설정하여 분석하였다. 분석방법으로서는 Bayesian 추론의 일종인 Gibbs Sampling (GS) 방법에 의하여 모수의 사후분포 함수로부터 모수에 대한 GS을 50,000회 실시하고 burn-in을 제외한 후 모수의 사후분포에 대한 통계량을 제시하였다. 유전변이를 추정한 결과, 임신기간에 대한 유전력은 0.21~0.35로 추정되었고, 이유후초종부일에서는 0.16~0.23, 총산자수는 0.14~0.16 및 사산두수에 있어서는 0.09~0.10으로 추정되었다. 임신기간에 대한 유전상관 추정치는 총산자수 및 사산두수에서 부의 상관을 갖는 것으로 추정되었고 총산자수와 사산두수와는 정의 상관을 갖는 것으로 추정되었다. 총산자수와 이유후초발정일 간의 유전상관은 낮은 부의 상관을 갖는 것으로 추정되었으며 임신기간과 이유후 초종부일 간에는 유전적 상관관계가 매우 미약한 것으로 분석되었다. 따라서 총산자수를 개량하고자 할 때, 사산두수를 고려하여 선발지표를 설정함이 타당할 것으로 판단되었다.

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