INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL ORIGIN, LITTER SIZE AND SEX ON THE FREQUENCY OFSPLAYLEG IN PIGLETS - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
TOMKO M
Citation
M. Tomko, INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL ORIGIN, LITTER SIZE AND SEX ON THE FREQUENCY OFSPLAYLEG IN PIGLETS - A CASE-REPORT, Acta veterinaria Hungarica, 41(3-4), 1993, pp. 329-339
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Acta veterinaria Hungarica → ACNP
ISSN journal
02366290
Volume
41
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
329 - 339
Database
ISI
SICI code
0236-6290(1993)41:3-4<329:IOPOLS>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The influence of parental origin, litter size and sex on the occurrenc e Of splayleg was studied in 294 splayleg-affected litters with a tota l of 3,166 newborn piglets. Higher incidence of the disease was found in the litters sired by the SL-1 synthetic boar line, originating from crossings between German Landrace and Duroc breeds. At the same time, smaller litters were found more affected than the large ones (P<0.01) . A higher number of affected males among splayleg piglets was found, but it did not reach the level of significance (P<0.05).