Unpublished Paper
Relationship between Litters Per Sow Per Year Breeding
Value and Sire Progeny Means for Farrowing Rate
Animal Industry Report
Extension Number
ASL R2643
Publication Date
2011
Disciplines
Topic
Swine
Summary and Implications
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between individual sires breeding values (BV) for litters/sow/year (LSY) and progeny farrowing rate means. The correlation between the LSY BV and the sire progeny mean farrowing rate was 0.21 for those sires who had 10 or more daughters. The correlation between LSY BV and sire progeny mean for farrowing rate suggests that selecting for LSY could positively impact farrowing rate.
Copyright Holder
Iowa State University
Copyright Date
2011
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/ans_air-180814-662
Language
en
Citation Information
Caitlyn Abell, Kenneth J. Stalder and John W. Mabry. "Relationship between Litters Per Sow Per Year Breeding
Value and Sire Progeny Means for Farrowing Rate" (2011) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kenneth_stalder/76/