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http://dx.doi.org/10.5713/ajas.15.0010

Estimation of Growth Curves and Suitable Slaughter Weight of the Liangshan Pig  

Luo, Jia (College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University)
Lei, Huaigang (College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University)
Shen, Linyuan (College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University)
Yang, Runlin (Mabian Gold LiangShan Agricultural Development Co., LTD.)
Pu, Qiang (College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University)
Zhu, Kangping (Sichuan Tequ Investment Group Ltd. Co.)
Li, Mingzhou (College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University)
Tang, Guoqing (College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University)
Li, Xuewei (College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University)
Zhang, Shunhua (College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University)
Zhu, Li (College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University)
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Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences / v.28, no.9, 2015 , pp. 1252-1258 More about this Journal
Abstract
The Liangshan pig is a traditional Chinese small-sized breed; it has a relatively long feeding period and low meat production ability but superior meat quality. This study utilized three non-linear growth models (Von Bertalanffy, Gompertz, and logistic) to fit the growth curve of Liangshan pigs from an unselected, random-bred pig population and estimate the pigs most suitable slaughter weight. The growth development data at 20 time points of 275 Liangshan pigs (from birth to 250 d) were collected. To analyze the relative gene expression related to development, seven slaughter weight phases (50, 58, 66, 74, 82, 90, and 98 kg) (20 pigs per phase) were examined. We found that the Liangshan pig growth curve fit the typical S-curve well and that their growth turning point was 193.4 days at a weight of 62.5 kg, according to the best fit Von Bertalanffy model based on the goodness of fit criteria. Furthermore, we estimated that the most suitable slaughter weight was 62.5 to 74.9 kg based on the growth curve and the relative expression levels of growth-related genes.
Keywords
Liangshan Pig; Growth Development; Growth Curve; Non-linear Model; Slaughter Weight;
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