A statistical analysis was conducted on the feeding behavior of 106 York breeding pigs.Pearson correlation analysis,principal component correlation analysis and multiple stepwise regression equation methods were appli...A statistical analysis was conducted on the feeding behavior of 106 York breeding pigs.Pearson correlation analysis,principal component correlation analysis and multiple stepwise regression equation methods were applied to establish regression equations of the York breeding pigs total feed intake per time and average feed intake per time with corrected fat thickness,feed conversion rate,and corrected daily gain.The results showed that:①there were three peak feed intake periods for the pigs,and the correlation coefficient between the feed intake and the corrected fat thickness of the pigs in the 24 h period was positive or negative,that is,increasing the number of feeding times and the feed intake was not necessarily conducive to the fat thickness accumulation,but the breeding goal of fat thickness could be achieved by controlling the feeding times and feed intake;②the average feed intake of pigs in the 60-90 kg body weight stage was 30%-50%higher than that of the 30-60 kg body weight stage,but the number of feeding times decreased,the peak feeding time was more concentrated,and the feeding duration per time was 3.0 min longer,indicating that as the weight of pigs increased,the feed intake increased significantly;and③the stepwise regression equations and the principal component equations showed that the feeding behavior of York pigs in the 30-90 kg growth stage was not only affected by the feeding time within 24 h,but also by environmental factors such as temperature and humidity.The feeding behavior of York pigs is a complex process of interaction between environmental factors and animal factors.展开更多
The paternity index is one of the important parameters which paternity determination depends on.Inbreeding is an indispensable and effective means to improve herds and breeds and breed new strains and breeds.It can fi...The paternity index is one of the important parameters which paternity determination depends on.Inbreeding is an indispensable and effective means to improve herds and breeds and breed new strains and breeds.It can fix good traits and improve herd genetic uniformity.The INBREED module of SAS statistical analysis software can be used to calculate the inbreeding coefficients of the offspring and their parents in the pig herd pedigree.In this study,we used actual data as an example to compile and operate an SAS program for calculating the inbreeding coefficients of a pig herd.Compared with the dedicated software for calculating inbreeding coefficients developed in recent years,such as BASIC+database dBASE,Visual Basic+database SQ L Serve method,DFREMLI,MTDF EMLI,VCE,ASREML,DMU,GBS and Herdsman,calculating inbreeding coefficients with SAS programs has the advantages of low cost,simple programming language,and easy operation.For livestock breeders who are not provided with special computing software,the use of SAS to calculate the inbreeding coefficients of pigs is of great significance to planned breed selection and assortative mating.展开更多
文摘A statistical analysis was conducted on the feeding behavior of 106 York breeding pigs.Pearson correlation analysis,principal component correlation analysis and multiple stepwise regression equation methods were applied to establish regression equations of the York breeding pigs total feed intake per time and average feed intake per time with corrected fat thickness,feed conversion rate,and corrected daily gain.The results showed that:①there were three peak feed intake periods for the pigs,and the correlation coefficient between the feed intake and the corrected fat thickness of the pigs in the 24 h period was positive or negative,that is,increasing the number of feeding times and the feed intake was not necessarily conducive to the fat thickness accumulation,but the breeding goal of fat thickness could be achieved by controlling the feeding times and feed intake;②the average feed intake of pigs in the 60-90 kg body weight stage was 30%-50%higher than that of the 30-60 kg body weight stage,but the number of feeding times decreased,the peak feeding time was more concentrated,and the feeding duration per time was 3.0 min longer,indicating that as the weight of pigs increased,the feed intake increased significantly;and③the stepwise regression equations and the principal component equations showed that the feeding behavior of York pigs in the 30-90 kg growth stage was not only affected by the feeding time within 24 h,but also by environmental factors such as temperature and humidity.The feeding behavior of York pigs is a complex process of interaction between environmental factors and animal factors.
文摘The paternity index is one of the important parameters which paternity determination depends on.Inbreeding is an indispensable and effective means to improve herds and breeds and breed new strains and breeds.It can fix good traits and improve herd genetic uniformity.The INBREED module of SAS statistical analysis software can be used to calculate the inbreeding coefficients of the offspring and their parents in the pig herd pedigree.In this study,we used actual data as an example to compile and operate an SAS program for calculating the inbreeding coefficients of a pig herd.Compared with the dedicated software for calculating inbreeding coefficients developed in recent years,such as BASIC+database dBASE,Visual Basic+database SQ L Serve method,DFREMLI,MTDF EMLI,VCE,ASREML,DMU,GBS and Herdsman,calculating inbreeding coefficients with SAS programs has the advantages of low cost,simple programming language,and easy operation.For livestock breeders who are not provided with special computing software,the use of SAS to calculate the inbreeding coefficients of pigs is of great significance to planned breed selection and assortative mating.
