Selection of pigs for improved coping with health and environmental challenges: breeding for resistance or tolerance?

The benefits of improved health and welfare in pigs have driven refinements in management and selection practices, one of which is the production of pig phenotypes that can maintain health and productivity by improving response against pathogens. Selection has traditionally been made for host resist...

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Main Authors: Sarita Zhe Ying Guy, Peter Campbell Thomson, Susanne eHermesch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2012.00281/full