Historical overview of the selection indices applied in pig breeding

Szerzők

  • Oleksandr Kodak Kaposvári Egyetem
  • István Nagy Kaposvári Egyetem, Agrár- és Környezettudományi Kar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31914/aak.2294

Kulcsszavak:

pig, selection index, blup, economic methodology

Absztrakt

Authors summarized the different breeding methods used in the pig breeding sector during the last few decades. Advantages and disadvantages of the conventional selection index procedures were summarized. The superiority of BLUP breeding values over the simple phenotypic measurements are clarified. The economic aspects of the different traits are also examined and the currently most up to date economic BLUP indices were also introduced.

Letöltések

Megjelent

2019-06-20

Folyóirat szám

Rovat

Állattenyésztés és genetika

Hogyan kell idézni

Historical overview of the selection indices applied in pig breeding. (2019). ACTA AGRARIA KAPOSVARIENSIS, 23(1), 22-31. https://doi.org/10.31914/aak.2294