Selection for total number of piglets born (TNB) since 1992 has led to a significant increase
in this trait in Danish Landrace and Danish Yorkshire but has also been accompanied by an …

The objective of this study was to estimate direct and indirect selection potential for length of
productive life and lifetime prolificacy in Finnish Large White and Landrace swine …

The quality of stockmanship has a major influence on farm animal welfare and productivity.
Farmers' attitudes are reflected in their behavior toward animals which, in turn, affects animal …

Genetic parameters were estimated for six reproductive traits related to farrowing events in
Landrace and Large White pigs; total number born (TNB), number born alive (NBA), number …

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is the most economically significant
disease impacting pig production in North America, Europe, and Asia, causing reproductive …

Genetic parameters for survival at birth, litter size, birth weight and its variation within litter
have been estimated in dam (D1, D2 and D3) and sire lines (S1 and S2) and genetic …

Reproductive traits are an integral part of the goals of the breeding programs that contribute
to the economic success of production. Reproductive phenotypes such as litter size, number …

Simple Summary Korean purebred pigs are generally selected according to their production
and reproduction traits in order to optimize commercial pig performance. It is, therefore …

Background There is an increasing need to account for genotype-by-environment (G× E)
interactions in livestock breeding programs to improve productivity and animal welfare …

Individual records from 49,788 Large White piglets were used to evaluate preweaning
mortality and its relationship with birth weight (BW). Preweaning mortality included farrowing …