Journal of Animal Science, Vol 79, Issue 12 3002-3007, Copyright © 2001 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Genetic parameter estimates from joint evaluation of purebreds and crossbreds in swine using the crossbred model

E. Lutaaya, I. Misztal, J. W. Mabry, T. Short, H. H. Timm and R. Holzbauer
Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens 30602, USA.

Records on lifetime daily gain and backfat from two purebred lines A (n = 6,022), B (n = 24,170), and their reciprocal crosses C (n = 6,135) were used to estimate genetic parameters using within-line and terminal-cross models. The models that were fitted included fixed (contemporary group and sex), random additive A and(or) random additive B, random dominance, and random litter effects. Model for purebreds included only one additive effect, whereas the model for crossbreds included two additive effects. End weight was included as a covariable for backfat. Heritability estimates for lifetime daily gain were 0.26, 0.28, and 0.23 with within-line models for lines A, B, and C, respectively, and 0.26, 0.30, and 0.27 with the crossbred model, respectively. Heritability estimates for backfat were 0.52, 0.35, and 0.29 with within-line models for lines A, B, and C, respectively, and 0.51, 0.38, and 0.29 with the crossbred model, respectively. The genetic correlations between purebreds and crossbreds (r(pc)) for lifetime daily gain were 0.99 (A-C) and 0.62 (B-C); for backfat the correlations were 0.32 (A-C) and 0.70 (B-C). The amount of dominance variance from the crossbred model expressed as a proportion of phenotypic variance for lifetime daily gain was 0.39, 0.16, and 0.29 for lines A, B, and C respectively. Dominance variance for backfat was estimated as 0. A joint evaluation of purebreds and crossbreds would be most efficient with the crossbred model. The dominance variation should be accounted for lifetime daily gain.

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