Selection for social genetic effects in purebred pigs improves behaviour and handling of their crossbred progeny

BACKGROUND: In commercial pig production, reduction of harmful social behavioural traits, such as ear manipulation and tail biting, is of major interest. Moreover, farmers prefer animals that are easy to handle. The aim of this experiment was to determine whether selection on social breeding values...

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Autores principales: Nielsen, Bjarne, Horndrup, Lizette Vestergaard, Turner, Simon P., Christensen, Ole Fredslund, Nielsen, Hanne Marie, Ask, Birgitte
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10367277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37491205
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12711-023-00828-9

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