Swine Breeding (2)

Friday, August 22, 2014: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Bayshore Grand Ballroom A (The Westin Bayshore)
Moderator:
Brian P Kinghorn
1:30 PM
378
Genetic Parameter for Litter Quality Traits
Horst R Brandt, Institute of Animal breeding and Genetics
1:45 PM
379
Genetic analysis of birth weight uniformity in pigs: comparison of methods
Ewa Sell-Kubiak, Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University; Piter Bijma, Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University; Egbert F. Knol, TOPIGS Research Center IPG; Han A. Mulder, Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University
2:15 PM
381
Most of the long-term genetic gains from optimum-contribution selection can be realised with restrictions imposed
Mark Henryon, School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia.; Tage Ostersen, Pig Research Centre; Birgitte Ask, Pig Research Centre; Anders Christian Sørensen, Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University; Peer Berg, Nordic Genetic Resource Centre
2:30 PM
382
Effect of a Low Energy, High Fiber Diet Challenge on Yorkshire Pigs Selected for Residual Feed Intake
Emily D. Mauch, Iowa State University; Jennifer M. Young, North Dakota State University; John F. Patience, Iowa State University; Nicholas K. Gabler, Iowa State University; Jack C. M. Dekkers, Iowa State University
2:45 PM
383
Improving Genetic Evaluation of Litter Size Using a Single-step Model
Xiangyu Guo, Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University; Ole Fredslund Christensen, Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University; Tage Ostersen, Pig Research Centre; Daniel Alberto Sørensen, Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University; Yachun Wang, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University; Mogens Sandø Lund, Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University; Guosheng Su, Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University