[Individual behavioral characteristics of pigs and their impact on production].
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چکیده
Two studies were carried out with pigs to determine the relationship between back test results and production parameters and between back test results and other factors. In the first study, 823 piglets were tested with the back test at 10 and 17 days of age. Production parameters such as average daily weight gain and lean meat percentage were determined. In the second study, the back test was performed on 566 piglets at 3, 10, and 17 days of age. The number of escape attempts in the back test (back test score) of the mother was known for 364 piglets. Parameters concerning the health of the sow and piglets were recorded, as well as the sow's reaction to piglet removal for testing. The relationships between production parameters and back test scores of the animals were calculated, as well as the influence of birth weight, sex (all males were castrated), parents, and health parameters on back test scores. Back test scores were fairly consistent over successive tests for each piglet. Males had higher back test scores than females, and piglets from sows with low back test scores also had low scores. Finally, a higher back test score was correlated with a higher lean meat percentage and a better carcass grading at slaughter; no relation with daily weight gain was found. It is concluded that there are individual differences in the way pigs cope with a stressful situation, as measured with the back test, and that this coping behaviour is consistent. A positive correlation exists between back test scores at a young age and lean meat percentage at slaughter. The response to stress, and hence back test scores, is assumed to be inheritable.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Tijdschrift voor diergeneeskunde
دوره 125 21 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000