Porcine teat numbers are crucial indicators of the reproductive performance of sows in the pig industry.During lactation periods,sows with fewer teats may lead to inadequate colostrum intake in piglets,which affects p...Porcine teat numbers are crucial indicators of the reproductive performance of sows in the pig industry.During lactation periods,sows with fewer teats may lead to inadequate colostrum intake in piglets,which affects piglet weight gain and mortality(Tummaruk,2013).In pig breeding,high-intensity artificial selection on litter traits potentially gives rise to the functional weakening of teat traits due to the pleiotropic effects of genes affecting both traits(Chen et al.,2022).展开更多
基金This research was funded by the National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFF1000900)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32022078)+1 种基金the Guangxi Science and Technology Program Project(GuikeJB23023003)the Earmarked Fund for China Agriculture Research System(CARS-35).
文摘Porcine teat numbers are crucial indicators of the reproductive performance of sows in the pig industry.During lactation periods,sows with fewer teats may lead to inadequate colostrum intake in piglets,which affects piglet weight gain and mortality(Tummaruk,2013).In pig breeding,high-intensity artificial selection on litter traits potentially gives rise to the functional weakening of teat traits due to the pleiotropic effects of genes affecting both traits(Chen et al.,2022).
