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Genetic parameters and direct, maternal and heterosis effects on litter size in a diallel cross among three commercial varieties of Iberian pig

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 June 2019

J. L. Noguera ,
N. Ibáñez-Escriche ,
J. Casellas ,
J. P. Rosas  and
L. Varona Open the ORCID record for L. Varona [Opens in a new window]
J. L. Noguera
Affiliation:
Genètica i Milllora Animal, IRTA, Avinguda Alcalde Rovira Roure, 191, 25198 Lleida, Spain
N. Ibáñez-Escriche
Affiliation:
Departament de Ciència Animal, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46071 València, Spain
J. Casellas
Affiliation:
Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
J. P. Rosas
Affiliation:
Programa de Mejora Genética “CASTÚA”, INGA FOOD S.A. (Nutreco Group), C./ Av. de la Rúa, 2, 06200 Almendralejo, Badajoz, Spain
L. Varona*
Affiliation:
Unidad de Genética Cuantitativa y Mejora Animal, Universidad de Zaragoza, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón (IA2), 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
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Abstract

The Iberian pig is one of the pig breeds that has the highest meat quality. Traditionally, producers have bred one of the available varieties, exclusively, and have not used crosses between them, which has contrasted sharply with other populations of commercial pigs for which crossbreeding has been a standard procedure. The objective of this study was to perform an experiment under full diallel design among three contemporary commercial varieties of Iberian pig and estimate the additive genetic variation and the crossbreeding effects (direct, maternal and heterosis) for prolificacy. The data set comprised 18 193 records for total number born and number born alive from 3800 sows of three varieties of the Iberian breed (Retinto, Torbiscal and Entrepelado) and their reciprocal crosses (Retinto × Torbiscal, Torbiscal × Retinto, Retinto × Entrepelado, Entrepelado × Retinto, Torbiscal × Entrepelado and Entrepelado × Torbiscal), and a pedigree of 4609 individuals. The analysis was based on a multiple population repeatability model, and we developed a model comparison test that indicated the presence of direct line, maternal and heterosis effects. The results indicated the superiorities of the direct line effect of the Retinto and the maternal effect of the Entrepelado populations. All of the potential crosses produced significant heterosis, and additive genetic variation was higher in the Entrepelado than it was in the other two populations. The recommended cross for the highest yield in prolificacy is a Retinto father and an Entrepelado mother to generate a hybrid commercial sow.

Keywords

prolificacydiallel crossheritabilitycrossbreedingIberian pig
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Research Article
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animal , Volume 13 , Issue 12 , December 2019 , pp. 2765 - 2772
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© The Animal Consortium 2019 

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Present address: Luis Varona, Unidad de Genética Cuantitativa y Mejora Animal, Universidad de Zaragoza, Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón (IA2), 50013 Zaragoza, Spain. E-mail: lvarona@unizar.es

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