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Plenary Contribution to International Conference on Boar Semen Preservation 2011. Genetic Selection for Freezability and its Controversy with Selection for Performance
Author(s) -
Safranski TJ,
Ford JJ,
Rohrer GA,
Guthrie HD
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
reproduction in domestic animals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1439-0531
pISSN - 0936-6768
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2011.01853.x
Subject(s) - selection (genetic algorithm) , heritability , biology , trait , sperm , semen , boar , artificial insemination , evolutionary biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , computer science , machine learning , programming language , pregnancy
Contents Little data are available in the literature regarding freezability of boar sperm or its relationship with other traits. Existing data suggest the trait would respond favourably to selection, and information is available from other species suggesting components that might have changed. Genetic parameters are estimated for boar sperm freezability including heritability and correlations with other production traits. Sperm freezability is an ideal candidate for marker assisted‐selection or selection for favourable alleles.