Genetic parameters of productive and reproductive traits in Cinta Senese pig

Cinta Senese breed, as other local breeds, suffered a bottleneck during the last century which produced a high level of inbreeding with a reduction of the productive and above all reproductive performances; average inbreeding coefficient of the piglets born in 2003 was 0.14 (Gandini and Gallo, 2004)...

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Main Authors: O. Franci, A. Acciaioli, C. Pugliese, R. Bozzi, A. Crovetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/661