Multiple Trait Selection for Pork Improvement
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Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service West Lafayette, IN 47907 Authors: T. S. Stewart, Purdue University; S. M. Neal, Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute; K. M. Irvin, Ohio State University, Reviewers: Jeff Chewning, The Pork Group Inc. Rogers, AR; Don Levis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; Fields Gunsett, Genetic Improvement Services, Newton Grove, NC Introduction One of the most important decisions breeders make is choosing which traits to improve in their herds. Breeders must decide among numerous traits of economic importance and determine whether to improve performance a small amount in several traits or make larger amounts of improvement in fewer traits.
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