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Neonatal mortality in piglets: genetics to improve behavioural vitality

Authors :
Dauberlieu, Anne
Billon, Yvon
Bailly, Jean
Launay, Irène
Lagant, Herve
Liaubet, Laurence
Riquet, Juliette
Canario, Laurianne
Laboratoire de Génétique Cellulaire (LGC)
Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse (ENVT)
Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP)
Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP)
Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)
Génétique Expérimentale en Productions Animales (GEPA)
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)
Génétique Animale et Biologie Intégrative (GABI)
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-AgroParisTech
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse (ENVT)
Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP). INT.
Source :
Book of Abstracts of the 62nd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, 62. Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, 62. Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, Aug 2011, Stavanger, Norway. 440 p., ⟨10.3920/978-90-8686-731-8⟩, Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production, 62. Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP). INT., Aug 2011, Stavanger, Norway. 440 p., ⟨10.3920/978-90-8686-731-8⟩
Publication Year :
2011
Publisher :
HAL CCSD, 2011.

Abstract

Maternal abilities and piglet vitality were analyzed on 24 Meishan (MS) and 24 Large White (LW) gilts. Females were inseminated with a mixture of semen from both breeds. Three MS and 3 LW boars were used to constitute 3 duos formed by mixing of MS and LW semen in equal proportions. Farrowing events were studied over 5 successive batches. The proportion of purebred and crossbred piglets within the litter varied according to the duo used and the dam breed (p

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Language :
English
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Book of Abstracts of the 62nd Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, 62. Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, 62. Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, Aug 2011, Stavanger, Norway. 440 p., ⟨10.3920/978-90-8686-731-8⟩, Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production, 62. Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science, European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP). INT., Aug 2011, Stavanger, Norway. 440 p., ⟨10.3920/978-90-8686-731-8⟩
Accession number :
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