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Litter size and production trait responses to experimental selection for increased litter size in a Landrace pig population are reported. The numbers of sows and litters available for the first cycle of selection were 3,034 and 961, respectively. Selection was carried out using a BLUP repeatability animal model for number of piglets born alive (NBA). The experiment included one selection and one control line, each with three nonoverlapping generations. The selection line (H) consisted of the 160 sows with the highest breeding values and one boar from each of 25 full-sib families with the highest breeding values. The control line (C) consisted of 160 sows and 25 boars randomly chosen. The two subsequent generations in each line were obtained by random selection. A Bayesian analysis of genetic response using a multivariate model was carried out by Gibbs sampler. Marginal posterior distributions were obtained for direct response in NBA, and for correlated response in weight (WT), and backfat thickness (BT) at 175 d of age. The posterior means and posterior standard deviation (PSD) for direct genetic response of NBA ranged from 0.32 (PSD 0.08) in the first parity to 0.64 (PSD 0.08) in the fourth. The posterior means for correlated genetic response in WT and BT were -0.66 kg (PSD 0.36) and 0.20 mm (PSD 0.10), respectively. For WT and BT, the 95% highest posterior density regions (HPD) contain zero-correlated genetic response. Marginal posterior distributions of selection differentials were investigated. The posterior means for standardized selection differentials for NBA in different parities ranged from 0.70 (PSD 0.12) to 0.94 (PSD 0.06) in females for line H, from 0.22 (PSD 0.19) to 0.34 (PSD 0.10) in males for line H, and from 0.08 (PSD 0.08) to 0.13 (PSD 0.07) in females for line C. All available males were used in line C. Results from this experiment showed that selection for increased litter size is effective. Responses to selection were heterogeneous across parities, suggesting that litter size in each parity may have a different genetic background. No correlated genetic response to growth and backfat thickness was observed.
Key Words: Bayesian Theory • Pigs • Prolificacy • Selection Responses
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