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Economic benefits of improving litter size, body weight (i.e. pelt length) and pelt quality were estimated in mink. Effects of the size of the litter in which the kit was born, on pelt length and pelt quality, were also assessed. The traits were recorded during a selection experiment involving the traits litter size, body weight and underfur density. Skins originating from litters of ≥10 kits tended to be smaller and sold at a lower price, compared with pelts from smaller litters. Litter size did not seem to affect fur quality. Pelt quality score decreased with increasing September weight. Pelts of animals with September weights of < 2000 g and pelting weights of < 2300 g had a lower sales price than pelts of heavier animals. Pelt quality had only a small effect on the price The highest economic gain was achieved by increasing litter size. The net revenue from each extra kit per litter was, in Swedish Kronor, SEK 70, 122 and 170 at an average sales price of SEK 150, 200 and 250, respectively. 相似文献
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R. Kempe N. Koskinen I. Strandén 《Zeitschrift für Tierzüchtung und Züchtungsbiologie》2013,130(6):445-455
Pelt character traits (size, quality, colour clarity, darkness) are important economic traits in blue fox breeding. Better feed efficiency (FE) is another economically important and new breeding goal for fur animals. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlations between pelt character traits, FE and size traits and to estimate genetic parameters for pelt character traits. Pelt size (pSIcm) had a high positive genetic correlation with animal grading size (gSI), final body weight (BWFin), body length and daily gain (DG), and a moderate correlation with body condition score (BCS). Animal body length and BCS (describing fatness) were considered as genetically different traits. Genetic correlations between pelt quality and size traits were estimated without precision and did not differ from zero, but colour clarity (pCL) had a low antagonistic genetic correlation with FE. Pelt size and DG had a favourable genetic correlation with FE but a fairly high unfavourable genetic correlation with dry matter feed intake. The current emphasis on selection for larger animal and pelt size improves FE indirectly, but selection for larger pelt size favours fast‐growing and fat individuals and simultaneously increases feed intake. The detected genetic connections between FE, size, feed intake and pCL should be taken into account in the Finnish blue fox breeding programme. 相似文献
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M. Koivula E. A. Mäntysaari I. Strandén 《Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A - Animal Sciences》2013,63(3):131-136
Abstract Fertility traits have been included in the Finnish blue fox breeding goal for several generations. However, genetic trend in reproductive performance has been undesired due to unfavorable correlations to other important traits such as animal size (AS). The aim of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for pregnancy rate (PREG) and felicity (FEL), and their genetic correlations to litter size (LS) and AS. The estimated heritabilities were low for PREG (0.028) and FEL (0.049). The genetic correlations between LS and PREG (0.63), and LS and FEL (0.75) were clearly positive. Thus, on an average females having genetically larger LS have higher PREG and FEL. The genetic correlation between AS and PREG was close to zero (?0.05), but correlation between AS and FEL was moderate (?0.27) indicating that larger animals are more likely barren or to lose their pups during pregnancy or right after birth. 相似文献
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K. Sørensen W. J. Koops 《Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A - Animal Sciences》2013,63(1):51-57
Objectives were to analyse absolute and relative size of mink at maturity, and to test effects of selection line, sex and interaction on size. For male and female mink selected for high or low feed efficiency, size at 30 weeks was analyzed for body weight, carcass weight, pelt weight, subcutaneous fat weight, and pelt length. For absolute size, an ANOVA model included effects of line, sex, and interaction. For relative size, two models were used: an allometric model and an extended allometric model, which included effects of line, sex, and interaction. For the ANOVA model, sexes differed for each variable; females were less than males. As a percentage of body weight, however, carcass weight was larger in females than males, whereas fat weight was smaller in females than males. For the extended allometric growth model, sexes differed for carcass weight and subcutaneous fat weight; females fattened faster than males. 相似文献
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Jussi Peura Ismo Strandén Esa A. Mäntysaari 《Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A - Animal Sciences》2013,63(4):137-144
Abstract Finnish blue fox farmers breed for increased litter size and pelt size, and improved fur quality. Some farmers select pelt size and fur quality indirectly using live animal evaluations (grading traits). In order to be able to define breeding goals properly, heritabilities and genetic correlations were estimated for size traits and fur quality traits. There were four pelt character traits (pelt size, pelt colour darkness, pelt colour clarity and pelt quality) measured on dried skins, and six grading traits (animal size, grading colour darkness, grading colour clarity, underfur density, guard hair coverage and grading quality). The data included 54,680 animals born during the years 1987–2002, originating from seven farms. The heritabilities were high for pelt colour darkness and grading colour darkness, moderate for pelt size and low for other traits. In general, heritability of a pelt character trait was higher than its corresponding grading trait. Genetic correlations within the pelt character traits were low (～0.11) and within the grading traits mainly moderate or high (～0.44). There was high genetic correlation between pelt darkness and grading darkness, pelt quality and grading density, pelt size and animal size; between pelt quality and grading quality and between pelt colour darkness and grading guard hair coverage. This suggests that selection of pelt character traits via grading traits in most cases is relatively effective. 相似文献
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A review of factors influencing litter size in Irish sows 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Many factors influence litter size. These include genetics, gilt management, lactation length, parity distribution, disease, stress and boar fertility. In the past 20 years, litter size in Irish sows has increased by only one pig. Born alive figures now average at 11.2 pigs per litter. In this regard, Ireland is falling behind our European competitors who have made significant advances over this time. Denmark, for example, has an average figure of 12.7 pigs born alive per litter and France an average of 12.5. The single area that could be improved immediately is sow feeding. It is important that sows are fed correctly throughout pregnancy. If over-fed during pregnancy, sows will have depressed appetite during lactation. If underfed in pregnancy, sows will be too thin at farrowing. The correct way to feed a pregnant sow is to match her feed allocation to her requirement for maintenance, body growth and growth of her developing foetuses. During lactation, sows should be given as much feed as they can eat to prevent excessive loss of body condition. Liquid-feed curves should be such that lactating sows are provided with a minimum mean daily feed supply of 6.2 kg. A small proportion of sows will eat more and this could be given as supplementary dry feed. Where dry feeding is practised in the farrowing house, it is difficult to hand-feed sows to match their appetite. Ideally ad libitum wet/dry feeders should be used. From weaning to service, sows should once again be fed ad libitum. If liquid feeding, this means giving at least 60 MJ DE (digestible energy) per day during this period. If dry feeding, at least 4 kg of lactation diet should be fed daily. The effort spent perfecting sow feeding management on units should yield high dividends in the form of increased pigs born alive per litter. 相似文献
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The nutrition of poultry as a factor affecting litter quality and foot pad dermatitis – an updated review 
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下载免费PDF全文 S. Swiatkiewicz A. Arczewska‐Wlosek D. Jozefiak 《Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition》2017,101(5):e14-e20
Foot pad dermatitis (FPD), a condition of inflammation and necrotic lesions on the plantar surface of the footpads, is commonly observed in fast‐growing broiler chickens and turkeys. FPD negatively affects the welfare of birds, performance indices and the economic profit of poultry meat production. Nutrition is an important factor affecting water intake, excreta moisture and litter quality and, in this way, the occurrence and intensity of FPD in birds. This article reviews and discusses the recent results published in the literature on the effects of nutritional factors on litter quality and FPD severity in broiler chickens and turkeys. Literature data on the efficacy of nutritional methods on the litter quality and FPD occurrence are not consistent. However, the results of several experiments indicate that the optimal level of crude protein, biotin and electrolytes (Na, K) in the diet, as well as feed additives such as feed enzymes hydrolysating non‐starch polysaccharides and organic sources of microelements (zinc), may reduce the litter moisture as well as FPD incidence and severity in broiler chickens and turkey. 相似文献
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Wei Zhong Hanlu Liu Guoliang Luo Zhongjuan Chang Fenghua Liu Jingbo Zhao Danli Li Zhigang Yue Haihua Zhang Guangyu Li 《Animal Science Journal》2014,85(7):757-762
Copper has an essential role in normal fur pigmentation and fur quality. This study evaluated the effects of cupric citrate (CuCit) supplementation on growth, nutrients metabolism and pelt characteristics of the female silver fox (Vulpes fulva). Fifty age‐matched female silver foxes with similar body weights were randomly divided into five dietary groups for 58 days during the winter fur‐growing season. The basal diet contained 4.92 mg/kg copper. Groups I‐V were supplemented with 6, 30, 60, 90 or 150 mg Cu from CuCit per 1 kg dry matter basal diet. Serum alkaline phosphatase activity was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in those fed 90 mg/kg Cu than those fed 150 mg/kg Cu. Pelt total thickness was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in those fed 30 mg/kg Cu than foxes fed 6 mg/kg Cu supplemented diet, but were similar to the other groups. Length of guard hair was significantly lower (P < 0.05) in those fed 90 mg/kg Cu than fed 6 mg/kg Cu and 30 mg/kg Cu, but were similar to the other groups. Length of underhair was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in those fed 6 mg/kg Cu than those fed 90 mg/kg Cu, but was similar to the other groups. Considering decreasing environmental contamination and improving pelt performance, supplementing 30 mg/kg Cu from CuCit (actual copper 35 mg/kg dry matter) is appropriate for female silver fox. 相似文献
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Effects of incorporating environmental cost and risk aversion on economic values of pig breeding goal traits 下载免费PDF全文
下载免费PDF全文 B.M. Ali Y. de Mey J.W.M. Bastiaansen A.G.J.M. Oude Lansink 《Zeitschrift für Tierzüchtung und Züchtungsbiologie》2018,135(3):194-207
Economic values (EVs) of traits, accounting for environmental impacts and risk preferences of farmers, are required to design breeding goals that contribute to both economic and environmental sustainability. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of incorporating environmental costs and the risk preferences of farmers on the EVs of pig breeding goal traits. A breeding goal consisting of both sow efficiency and production traits was defined for a typical Brazilian farrow‐to‐finish pig farm with 1,500 productive sows. A mean‐variance utility function was employed for deriving the EVs at finishing pig level assuming fixed slaughter weight. The inclusion of risk and risk aversion reduces the economic weights of sow efficiency traits (17%) while increasing the importance of production traits (7%). For a risk‐neutral producer, inclusion of environmental cost reduces the economic importance of sow efficiency traits (3%) while increasing the importance of production traits (1%). Genetic changes of breeding goal traits by their genetic standard deviations reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, and excretions of nitrogen and phosphorus per finished pig by up to 6% while increasing farm profit. The estimated EVs could be used to improve selection criteria and thereby contribute to the sustainability of pig production systems. 相似文献
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The frequency of eye infections in the Finnish blue fox population has increased during the past decade. Eye infection may incur economic losses to producers due to reduced selection intensity, but ethical aspects need to be considered as well because eye infection can be quite painful and reduce animal well‐being. The purpose of this study was to determine the potential for genetic selection against susceptibility to eye infection. The data were collected from 2076 blue foxes at the MTT fur animal research station. Genetic parameters were estimated using single‐ and multiple‐trait animal models. The heritability estimate for eye infection was analysed as a binary trait (EYE) and was moderate (0.24 ± 0.07). EYE had a moderate antagonistic genetic correlation (–0.49 ± 0.20) with grading density (thick underfur). The genetic correlation of EYE with grading size or body condition score was estimated without precision, but all size traits had a low antagonistic phenotypic correlation with EYE. Our results suggest that there is genetic variance in susceptibility to EYE, indicating that eye health can be improved through selection. The current recommendation is that the sick animals should be culled immediately. If more efficient selection is needed, the selection index and multiple‐trait animal models can be applied in breeding for better eye health. 相似文献
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Group-housing of non-lactating sows is becoming increasingly widespread in commercial sow herds in European countries as a result of changed legislation. Group-housing may lead to individual variation in feed intake, stress and fear, which may impair the reproduction performance. However, whether the individual variation in feed intake and the level of stress and fear under commercial conditions is severe enough to impair the reproduction performance is not known. In a detailed farm study including 14 herds with different layouts the relations between various indicators of feed intake, stress and fear and reproduction performance were studied based on 553 focal sows. Twelve percent of all mated sows were re-mated and average litter size was 14.8 born piglets per litter. Chance of pregnancy (P < 0.05) and litter size (P = 0.08) correlated positive with back fat gain from weaning to 3 weeks after mating. Sows eating in less than 20% of all observations at feeding had significant higher risk of returning to oestrus compared to sows eating more frequently. Number of skin lesions correlated positively (P = 0.07) with interval from weaning to first mating. No relations between reproduction performance and lying behaviour, aggressions after mixing or the outcome of three fear tests were found. The results indicate that the unintended individual variation in feed intake in sows group-housed in commercial herds may be large enough to affect the reproduction performance. This calls for management initiatives to reduce unequal feed intake in group-housed sows. 相似文献
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The optimal selection method was investigated for establishing an inbred strain of laboratory animals with high performance for litter size at weaning (LSW). A Monte Carlo computer simulation was used to assess the effects of our selection methods on the genetic change of LSW under the continuous use of full‐sib mating for 20 generations. Smaller number of growing animals of each sex per litter and genetic evaluation for selection using a BLUP animal model increased LSW. Use of information on another trait genetically related to LSW, larger population size, and greater number of generations for random selection before starting full‐sib mating were useful for establishing an inbred strain of laboratory animals with high performance for LSW. It was concluded that LSW can be increased by directional selection when establishing inbred strains. 相似文献
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本研究旨在对内蒙古白绒山羊产羔数进行遗传评估,进一步提高其繁殖性能.试验数据来源于内蒙古白绒山羊种羊场1998-2013年的繁殖性能记录,首先,利用SAS软件的GLM程序确定影响产羔数的固定效应;其次,应用重复力动物模型的约束最大似然法(REML)估计产羔数的遗传力,该模型中考虑的随机效应包括个体加性效应和母体永久环境效应.结果表明,母羊年龄和产羔年份对产羔数影响极显著(P< 0.01),群对产羔数影响显著(P< 0.05),其他因素均不显著(P >0.05).产羔数的遗传力为0.13,属于中等偏低遗传.表明根据表型直接选择,产羔数的遗传进展可能会慢一些. 相似文献
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Yosuke Sasaki Tadaaki Tokunaga Ryoko Uemura Masuo Sueyoshi 《Animal Science Journal》2014,85(3):213-218
We investigated the reproductive and lifetime performances of Kagoshima Berkshire gilts and sows. We examined 20 605 parity records of 4419 pigs for 2008 to 2012 on a farrow‐to‐finish commercial farm. The mean parity (± SD) of all animals was 3.0 ± 2.1. For farrowing performance, the highest numbers of total pigs born and pigs born alive were found in sows with parities 5 and 6 and with parity 3–6, respectively (P < 0.05). Regarding weaning and mating performance, sows with parity 2 had the lowest preweaning mortality (P < 0.05). The longest weaning‐to‐first‐mating interval was found in parity 1 pigs, and the interval decreased as parity increased (P < 0.05). Parities 0 and 1 pigs had the lowest farrowing rate and those with parity 4 had the highest farrowing rate (P < 0.05). The mean parity at culling, total number of pigs born alive in a lifetime, and nonproductive days in a lifetime were 5.5 ± 2.93, 49.2 ± 24.72 pigs, and 132.1 ± 83.34 days, respectively. These animals had a lower litter size and fertility that the F1 crossbred sows mainly used in Japan, but a similar tendency for performance by parity. 相似文献
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本研究统计分析了苏钟猪纯系及其杂交系母猪窝产活仔数与初生仔猪整齐度间的相关性,结果表明,随着母猪窝产活仔数的增加,仔猪初生重的平均数逐渐降低,标准差逐渐升高,整齐度不断降低。纯系苏钟猪窝产活仔数与标准差存在正相关,差异达到显著水平 (P<0.05);与平均数存在负相关,差异达到极显著水平(P<0.01);杂交系苏钟猪窝产活仔数与标准差存在正相关,差异达到极显著水平(P<0.01);与平均数存在负相关,差异也达到极显著水平(P<0.01)。同时,不同产仔区间母猪窝产活仔数对仔猪初生重的标准差和平均数也存在较显著的影响,母猪窝产活仔数与初生仔猪的整齐度间存在一个较优的经济区间。 相似文献
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Yun‐Fang Wei Jiu‐Sheng Wan Fang‐Liang Chen Chao Chen Jing Li Lu‐Guang Cheng Ai‐Guo Mao Fei‐Xiang Li Bin Wang Qing‐Guo Huang Shu‐Sheng Tang Hong‐Jiang Wei 《Animal Science Journal》2018,89(1):52-59
The Kunming dog is the first and only working dog breed from China to be recognized worldwide. As a domestic working dog, its excellent working performance has been well established; however, its normal reproductive parameters are not well understood. Therefore, this study was conducted to document the main reproductive parameters of this purebred working dog in field breeding conditions. Data on 1004 heats (753 with mating) from 203 bitches between 2008 to 2014, were collected and analyzed. The pregnancy rate and whelping rate was 79.42% and 75.30%, respectively. Finally, for 567 litters (4298 puppies), the mean litter size was 7.19 ± 0.12 puppies (range 1–15). The mean gestation period and birth weight were approximately 61.64 ± 0.10 days and 407.25 ± 1.21 g. The mean sex ratio was 1.03 males to 1.00 female. Estrus occurred throughout the year with no significant differences between seasons and months (P > 0.05), which confirms that Kunming dogs are non‐seasonal breeders; births occurred in every month of the year. Pregnant bitches exhibited significantly longer inter‐estrus intervals than non‐pregnant bitches (220.85 ± 2.05 vs. 180.19 ± 2.94 days, P < 0.05). Bitch parity influenced litter size, and the gestation length and birth weight of the puppies were negatively affected by litter size. This study helps elucidate the reproductive potential of this breed and provides reference values for reproductive performance in the Kunming dog. 相似文献
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测定84头新关系杜洛克母猪的窝产活仔数、分娩胎次、初生窝重、21日龄窝重,分别按照窝产活仔数分组进行方差分析和性状间的相关回归分析,探讨分娩胎次对猪繁殖性状的影响。结果表明：窝产活仔数、初生窝重、21日龄窝重组间差异均呈极显著（P〈0．01）,初生窝重在窝产活仔猪数为9头和10头,7、8、9头差异不显著,其余各组之间差异显著或极显著。21日龄窝重在窝产活仔数为7、8、9、10、13头之间差异均不显著。对窝产活仔数与分娩胎次、初生窝重、21日龄窝重进行相关分析,分娩胎次与21日龄窝重指标不相关,其余各组指标均达到极显著（P〈0．01）水平。综合分析表明猪窝产活仔数在10～12头可取得最佳经济效益． 相似文献