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Unpublished Paper
Genetic and Phenotypic Correlations for Maternal and Postweaning Traits from a Seedstock Swine Breeding System
Animal Industry Report
  • Caitlyn Abell, Iowa State University
  • Kenneth J. Stalder, Iowa State University
  • John W. Mabry, Iowa State University
Extension Number
ASL R2644
Publication Date
2011
Disciplines
Topic
Swine
Summary and Implications

The purpose of this study was to determine the genetic and phenotypic correlations between maternal and postweaning traits from a seedstock swine breeding system. The strongest phenotypic correlation was between percent lean and backfat at -0.72 (P<0.05). The genetic correlations between annualized farrowing interval and each of the postweaning traits (BF, PCL, and D100) were 0.41, -0.53, and 0.49 (P<0.05), respectively. The correlations between annualized farrowing interval and post-weaning traits suggest that selecting based on annualized farrowing interval would negatively impact the post-weaning traits in the herd. The direction of the correlation between number born alive and post-weaning traits could not be concluded from this study.

Copyright Holder
Iowa State University
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/ans_air-180814-878
Language
en
Citation Information
Caitlyn Abell, Kenneth J. Stalder and John W. Mabry. "Genetic and Phenotypic Correlations for Maternal and Postweaning Traits from a Seedstock Swine Breeding System" (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kenneth_stalder/31/