Phenotypic correlation of characteristics in the gilt performance test with an average number of live-born piglets through all achieved births, during the reproductive exploitation

ABSTRACT Reproductive efficacy of sows dictates the level of profitability of the production itself, and the moment of testing and selection of gilts for breeding (as the parents of a future generation), represents a very important moment. Given the fact that the selection of gilts for breeding is p...

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Main Authors: I. Radović, S. Dragin, N. Katanić, D. Beuković, I. Stančić, M. Mirkov, M. P. Horvatovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2019-10-01
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352019000401375&tlng=en