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http://dx.doi.org/10.5187/JAST.2012.54.2.89

Estimation of Genetic Parameters and Genetic Trends for Major Economic Traits in Swine  

Kang, Hyun-Sung (Department of Animal Science & Technology, Sunchon National University)
Nam, Ki-Chang (Department of Animal Science & Technology, Sunchon National University)
Li, Yunxiao (Department of Animal Science & Technology, Sunchon National University)
Kim, Kyung-Tai (Breeding pig Improvement Center, NACF)
Lee, Myeong-Seop (Medi Kinetics CO)
Yoon, Jong-Taek (Department of Animal Science, Hankyong National University)
Seo, Kang-Seok (Department of Animal Science & Technology, Sunchon National University)
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Journal of Animal Science and Technology / v.54, no.2, 2012 , pp. 89-94 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objective of this study was to estimate the genetic parameters and breeding value of swine using their economic traits. The traits considered were age at 90 kilograms body weight (D90 kg), backfat thickness (BF) and eye muscle area (EMA). Estimation of genetic parameters and breeding value from 18,668 heads considering the economic traits were based on farm performance data from May 2007 to April 2011. Estimation of genetic parameters based on economic traits revealed that the single best model was fitted after finding source of variance on fixed and random effects and estimated by a multiple trait model using DF-REML (Derivative-FREE Restricted Maximum Likelihood). In this study, the estimated heritabilities of Duroc, Berkshire, Landrace and Yorkshire were about 0.22-0.59 for the D90 kg, 0.47-0.62 for the BF and 0.23-0.37 for the EMA. Genetic correlation of D90 kg with BF and EMA of the four breeds were -0.01-0.24 and -0.35--0.23, respectively. Moreover, the genetic correlation of BF with EMA was -0.68--0.17. On the other hand, the phenotypic correlation of D90 kg with BF and EMA of the four breeds were about 0.01-0.11 and -0.37--0.21, respectively, while the phenotypic correlation of BF with EMA was -0.68--0.17. Results showed that the genetic trends of breeding value every year were decreasing for D90 kg, increasing for BF while for EMA inconsistent values were obtained.
Keywords
Genetic correlations; Animal model; Eye muscle area; Backfat thickness;
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