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Estimation of genetic trends from 1977 to 1998 of body composition and physiological state of Large White pigs at birth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2007

L. Canario ,
M. C. Père ,
T. Tribout ,
F. Thomas ,
C. David ,
J. Gogué ,
P. Herpin ,
J. P. Bidanel  and
J. Le Dividich
L. Canario*
Affiliation:
INRA UR337 Station de Génétique Quantitative et Appliquée, F-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France
M. C. Père
Affiliation:
INRA UMR1079 Systèmes d’Elevage, Nutrition Animale et Humaine, F-35590 Saint-Gilles, France
T. Tribout
Affiliation:
INRA UR337 Station de Génétique Quantitative et Appliquée, F-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France
F. Thomas
Affiliation:
INRA UMR1079 Systèmes d’Elevage, Nutrition Animale et Humaine, F-35590 Saint-Gilles, France
C. David
Affiliation:
INRA UMR1079 Systèmes d’Elevage, Nutrition Animale et Humaine, F-35590 Saint-Gilles, France
J. Gogué
Affiliation:
INRA UE332 Domaine expérimental de Bourges, F-18300 Osmoy, France
P. Herpin
Affiliation:
INRA UMR1079 Systèmes d’Elevage, Nutrition Animale et Humaine, F-35590 Saint-Gilles, France
J. P. Bidanel
Affiliation:
INRA UR337 Station de Génétique Quantitative et Appliquée, F-78352 Jouy-en-Josas, France
J. Le Dividich
Affiliation:
INRA UMR1079 Systèmes d’Elevage, Nutrition Animale et Humaine, F-35590 Saint-Gilles, France
*
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Abstract

Genetic trends for body composition and blood plasma parameters of newborn piglets were estimated through the comparison of two groups of pigs (G77 and G98, respectively) produced by inseminating Large White (LW) sows with semen from LW boars born either in 1977 or in 1998. Random samples of 18 G77 and 19 G98 newborn piglets were used for whole carcass and tissue sampling. Plasma concentrations of glucose, albumin and IGF-1 were determined on 75 G77 and 90 G98 piglets from 18 litters. The G98 piglets had less carcass dry matter, protein and energy (P < 0.01) than their G77 counterparts. When expressed in g/kg birth weight, livers were lighter (P < 0.001) and contained less glycogen (P < 0.01) in G98 piglets, with no difference in the activity of the hepatic glucose-6-phosphatase between G98 and G77 piglets. Concentrations of protein, DNA, RNA in longissimus dorsi muscle were unaffected by selection. Plasma concentrations of glucose (P < 0.05) and IGF-1 (P < 0.01) were lower in G98 than in G77 piglets. On the whole, the results suggest that the improvement in lean growth rate and in sow prolificacy from 1977 to 1998 has resulted in a lower maturity of piglets at birth.

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birthblood plasmabody compositiongenetic trendspiglets
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animal , Volume 1 , Issue 10 , November 2007 , pp. 1409 - 1413
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