Evaluation of connectedness between herds for three pig breeds in China

Using data on age at 100 kg of three pig breeds (Large White, Landrace and Duroc) the connectedness between herds in China was evaluated by the connectedness rating (CR) method. The results show that most herds in China have low average CR (0–3.59%) with other herds. In Large White, of the 36 herds...

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Main Authors: C.Y. Sun, C.K. Wang, Y.C. Wang, Y. Zhang, Q. Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731108003856