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Predicted responses to selection from indices including feeding pattern traits of pigs as selection criteria.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2021

A.D. Hall ,
W.G. Hill ,
P.R. Bampton  and
A.J. Webb
A.D. Hall
Affiliation:
Institute of Cell Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, EH9 3JT Cotswold Pig Development Company, Rothwell, Lincolnshire, LN7 6BJ
W.G. Hill
Affiliation:
Institute of Cell Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, EH9 3JT
P.R. Bampton
Affiliation:
Cotswold Pig Development Company, Rothwell, Lincolnshire, LN7 6BJ
A.J. Webb
Affiliation:
Cotswold Pig Development Company, Rothwell, Lincolnshire, LN7 6BJ
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The introduction of electronic feeders has allowed accurate measures of individual feed intake in a group housing system, similar to that in the production environment. These feeders also provide other feeding pattern information, such as how many meals are taken each day and how big they are, which could be of use to further improve the accuracy of selection for feed conversion ratio and growth traits. The main aims of this study were to predict the increase in genetic gain achieved by including feed intake and feeding pattern traits as selection criteria.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1998 , 1998 , pp. 6
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1998

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Hall, A.D., Hill, W.G., Bampton, P.R. and Webb, A. J. 1997 Animal Science(submitted)Google Scholar