Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/29075
Title: Post-Farrowing Health Status of Sows and Piglets is Correlated with Lactation Outcomes of Sows
Contributor(s): Vargovic, L  (author)orcid ; Bunter, K L  (author)orcid ; Hermesch, Susanne  (author)orcid ; Sokolinski, R (author); Harper, J (author)
Publication Date: 2019-11
Open Access: Yes
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/29075
Open Access Link: http://www.aaabg.org/aaabghome/fullproc23.phpOpen Access Link
Abstract: The genetic (rg) and phenotypic (rp) correlations between piglet vitality at birth, traits measured on sows 2 and 5 days post-farrowing and lactation outcomes were estimated using the data from 2 nucleus farms (N=1103). All observations were analysed as traits of the sow. The highest heritabilities (h2) were estimated for functional and un-suckled teats (0.36±0.09 and 0.24±0.09) and for the number of vital piglets (0.09±0.07). Detrimental piglet attributes were genetically and phenotypically associated with each other and with a lower number of weaned piglets. High respiration rate and rectal temperature were genetically (0.81±0.31 and 0.73±0.30), but not phenotypically, associated with the number of weaned piglets. Correlations between other traits were not significantly different from zero, or had high standard errors and therefore required more data for more accurate estimation of variance components.
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: AAABG 2019: 23rd Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Armidale, Australia, 27 October-1 November
Source of Publication: Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, v.23, p. 151-154
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/
Appears in Collections:Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU)
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