Genetic Analysis of Feed Intake in Lactating Sows
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Records for daily feed intake during lactation were available for 774 sows with 2,234 litters farrowing from May 2002 to November 2006. Genetic parameters were estimated for whole-oflactation feed intake and feed intake averaged over 5-day periods during lactation. Estimates of heritabilities and the permanent environment of the sow were 0.16±0.05 and 0.18±0.04 for total lactation feed intake and 0.19±0.05 and 0.17±0.05 for average lactation feed intake. Both traits were adjusted for lactation length. Heritability estimates for lactation feed intake defined as separate traits for each of the first 3 parities ranged from 0.17 to 0.28. Genetic correlations between lactation feed intake recorded in different parities were 0.45±0.33 and lower suggesting that lactation feed intake of first parity gilts is genetically a different trait than lactation feed intake of sows recorded in later parities. Heritabilities for feed intake averaged over 5-day periods from day 6 to 20 of lactation were similar to total lactation feed intake. These 5-day period measures of average feed intake were genetically the same trait and had high genetic correlations with total lactation feed intake. The use of a 5-day measure of feed intake during the second or third week of lactation reduces costs of recording and should be explored further by evaluating genetic relationships with other performance traits.
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