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Presentation
Selection for Intramuscular Fat in Duroc Swine – An Update
Record of Proceedings of the National Swine Improvement Federation Conference and Annual Meeting
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Disciplines
Conference
30th National Swine Improvement Federation Conference and Annual Meeting
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-2005
Conference Title
30th National Swine Improvement Federation Conference and Annual Meeting
Conference Date
December 1-2, 2005
Geolocation
(45.4215296, -75.69719309999999)
Abstract
Long-term progress or improvement in many economically important traits is ultimately the responsibility of the seedstock supplier. If selection progress is to be made in traits of economic importance, the trait must: 1) be accurately measurable, 2) show sufficient heritability, and 3) display an adequate level of variation. For such reasons, tremendous progress has been made in the swine industry toward increasing lean meat percentage over the past quarter century. However, in more recent years, meat quality traits have received more attention and have become more important in breeding programs as producers and processors try to meet consumer demands for high quality, nutritious products.
Copyright Owner
National Swine Improvement Federation
Copyright Date
2005
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
C. R. Schwab, T. J. Baas, N. L. Berry, B. E. Mote, et al.. "Selection for Intramuscular Fat in Duroc Swine – An Update" Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaRecord of Proceedings of the National Swine Improvement Federation Conference and Annual Meeting Vol. 30 (2005) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kenneth_stalder/199/
This proceeding was published as Schwab, C. R., T. J. Baas, N. L. Berry, B. E. Mote, and K. J. Stadler. Selection for intramuscular fat in Duroc swine – An update. Record of 30th Proc. National Swine Imprv. Fed. Conf. Ann. Mtg. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Dec. 1-2, 2005, pp. 82-88. Posted with permission.