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Breeding for behavioural traits may improve pig welfare and breeding for high production may decrease pig welfare. Maternal behaviours important for piglet production includes savaging, crushing and nursing. Behaviours of importance for production of pigs for slaughter includes feeding behaviour, ta...
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oapen-20.500.12657-614792024-03-27T14:14:32Z Advances in understanding the genetics of pig behaviour Rydhmer, Lotta maternal damaging indirect genetic effects selection pigs thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVH Animal husbandry thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming::TVF Sustainable agriculture Breeding for behavioural traits may improve pig welfare and breeding for high production may decrease pig welfare. Maternal behaviours important for piglet production includes savaging, crushing and nursing. Behaviours of importance for production of pigs for slaughter includes feeding behaviour, tail biting and aggressive behaviour. These are complex traits and large amounts of data are needed for accurate genetic evaluation and selection. 2023-02-27T12:21:01Z 2023-02-27T12:21:01Z 2021 chapter ONIX_20230227_9781786769268_6 9781786769268 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/61479 eng Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science application/pdf Attribution 4.0 International 9781786769268_web.pdf Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing 10.19103/AS.2020.0081.01 10.19103/AS.2020.0081.01 9f8f6c63-e2ae-40b8-8aac-316abb377d6a 9781786769268 Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing 24 Cambridge open access |
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Breeding for behavioural traits may improve pig welfare and breeding for high production may decrease pig welfare. Maternal behaviours important for piglet production includes savaging, crushing and nursing. Behaviours of importance for production of pigs for slaughter includes feeding behaviour, tail biting and aggressive behaviour. These are complex traits and large amounts of data are needed for accurate genetic evaluation and selection. |
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