Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/52328
Title: Improving carcase value by incorporating primal weights into pig breeding objectives
Contributor(s): Sarker, N R  (author)orcid ; Walmsley, B J  (author)orcid ; Hermesch, Susanne  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2021
Open Access: Yes
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/52328
Open Access Link: http://www.aaabg.org/aaabghome/proceedings24.phpOpen Access Link
Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the benefits of including primal cut measures of pig carcases in the breeding objective by comparing the efficacy of two different approaches; a detailed approach and a simpler approach. The detailed approach included economic values for the loin and belly primals separately ($1.54 and $2.24/pig respectively), where the simpler approach included an economic value for the combination of these (the 'middle primal' at $1.89/pig). Each approach was evaluated in two different scenarios by adding information on the primal cut(s). Inclusion of primal traits in the breeding objective increased the predicted response to selection by 2.47% and 3.20% for both approaches (I and II) and primals contributed 15% and 12% to the new breeding objectives. The predicted response to selection was greater for the approach that included the middle primal, which was consistent with moderate to high genetic correlations with other traits in breeding objectives.
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: AAABG 2021: 24th Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Online Event, 2nd - 4th November, 2022
Source of Publication: Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, v.24, p. 353-356
Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (AAABG)
Place of Publication: Armidale, Australia
ISSN: 1328-3227
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 300305 Animal reproduction and breeding
300302 Animal management
300399 Animal production not elsewhere classified
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 100410 Pigs
100499 Livestock raising not elsewhere classified
100699 Primary products from animals not elsewhere classified
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication
Appears in Collections:Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU)
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