Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19033
Title: Selection Strategies for Breeding Objectives in Growing Pigs
Contributor(s): Hermesch, Susanne  (author)orcid ; Arnal, M M A (author); Boerner, Vinzent  (author); Dominik, Sonja  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2015
Open Access: Yes
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19033
Open Access Link: http://www.aaabg.org/aaabghome/AAABG21papers/Hermesch21001.pdfOpen Access Link
Abstract: Breeding objectives (BO) have been extended recently for sire lines in Australia to include average daily gain (ADG), backfat, post-weaning survival (PWS), loin weight and belly weight and some consideration of feed cost as either feed conversion ratio (FCR) or daily feed intake (DFI). This study evaluated six selection strategies for two BO that included either FCR or DFI using genetic parameters previously estimated for Australian populations. Response was expressed for one round of selection and a selection intensity of one which is similar to the annual genetic gain that can be achieved in practice. The predicted response in the BO with FCR varied from $3.61 to $4.59 per pig and from $3.48 to $4.00 for the BO with DFI. The lower response in the BO with DFI was partly due to unfavourable genetic association of DFI with ADG. Although PWS was the most important trait in the BO relative to the genetic variation, response in PWS was less than 0.0009 (or 0.09%) due to limited information available for selection candidates. No genetic associations between PWS and other traits were modelled because this information is currently lacking and response in PWS will depend on its genetic associations with other traits. Adding FCR records to the selection index increased response in the BO by 3.6% only because FCR has multiple favourable genetic associations with other traits. In contrast, selection response in DFI was achieved only when juvenile IGF1 and/or DFI were recorded. Therefore, considering feed costs in the BO with DFI is most effective if DFI is also recorded.
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: AAABG 2015: 21st Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Lorne, Australia, 28th - 30th September, 2015
Source of Publication: Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, v.21, p. 1-4
Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (AAABG)
Place of Publication: Armidale, Australia
ISSN: 1328-3227
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 070201 Animal Breeding
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 300305 Animal reproduction and breeding
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 830308 Pigs
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 100410 Pigs
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication
Publisher/associated links: http://www.aaabg.org/aaabghome/proceedings21.php
Appears in Collections:Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU)
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