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Genetic progress for reproductive performance in pigs is limited by mothering ability. It is a critical aspect for dam lines, in which litter weight at weaning could be included with litter size in the selection goal. Our objective was to investigate in Iberian pigs the genetic basis of the number of alive born piglets (NBA) and the litter weight at 21days (LW21) over the successive parities (t). Records for NBA were available from 6,775 litters born from 1,893 sows of the Torbiscal line, and LW21 records proceeded from 1,431 sows and 2,963 litters without crossfostering. Genetic parameters were estimated using an animal model with repeatability, a multi-trait animal model, and a random regression model. Estimated values of heritabilities for NBA and genetic correlations between parities confirm a partially different genetic control of prolificacy at parity 1 and at later parities. Results for LW21 indicate that this trait may be partially controlled by different genes at the first two parities and at the later ones. Estimated genetic parameters for NBA (t = 1), NBA (t >/= 2), LW21 (t /= 3) were: heritability, hE2 = 0.15, 0.12, 0.22 and 0.15, respectively, and coefficient of permanent environmental effects, pE2 = 0.05, 0.02 and 0.24, respectively for the three last traits. The values of genetic correlations ranged from 0.44 to 0.84. A multitrait approach would be useful to estimate accurate genetic parameters, and to improve the low persistency of reproductive performance in the later parities of Iberian sows.

Genetic parameters for litter size and weight at different parities in Iberian pigs