High-throughput, digital platforms and potential impact on genetic improvement in pork production

Herring et al discuss high-throughput, digital platforms and potential impact on genetic improvement in pork production. The application of high-throughput phenotyping technologies in a pig breeding program has the potential for accelerating genetic trends in pig breeding, ultimately improving the e...

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Published inJournal of animal science Vol. 98; p. 123
Main Authors Herring, William O, Holl, Justin W, Fitzgerald, Rob
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Champaign Oxford University Press 01.11.2020
Subjects
Animal husbandry
Breeding
Breeding of animals
Genetic improvement
Genetics
Genotype & phenotype
Hogs
Livestock breeding
Livestock industry
Mathematical models
Phenotypes
Phenotyping
Pork
Statistical analysis
Statistical models
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Summary:Herring et al discuss high-throughput, digital platforms and potential impact on genetic improvement in pork production. The application of high-throughput phenotyping technologies in a pig breeding program has the potential for accelerating genetic trends in pig breeding, ultimately improving the efficiency of commercial pork production. Consequently, existing statistical models used for genetic improvement will have to transform to accommodate the addition of these phenotypes if they are to provide commercial level pork production improvements.
ISSN:0021-8812
1525-3163