Relationship between body measurements and performance traits in boars

Conley, P.B. III; Orwig, T.W.; Hines, Robert H.

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dc.contributor.author	Conley, P.B. III
dc.contributor.author	Orwig, T.W.
dc.contributor.author	Hines, Robert H.
dc.date.accessioned	2010-05-07T15:54:23Z
dc.date.available	2010-05-07T15:54:23Z
dc.date.issued	2010-05-07T15:54:23Z
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2097/3984
dc.description	Swine Day '76 is known as Swine Day, 1976	en
dc.description.abstract	Fourteen body measurements were taken on 259 boars at 65 lbs. and again at 250 lbs. determine the relationship of external body dimensions with certain performance traits. Correlations between body measurements and growth tended to be extremely low for most factors. Our results do not support using body measurements as v1sual indicators of growth. This study suggests that performance testing is still the best way to predict a particular animal’s genetic potential.	en_US
dc.publisher	Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service	en_US
dc.relation.isPartOf	Swine day, 1976	en_US
dc.relation.isPartOf	Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 519-S	en_US
dc.relation.isPartOf	Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 283	en_US
dc.subject	Swine	en_US
dc.subject	Body measurements	en_US
dc.subject	Performance traits	en_US
dc.subject	Boars	en_US
dc.title	Relationship between body measurements and performance traits in boars	en_US
dc.type	Conference paper	en_US
dc.date.published	1976	en_US
dc.citation.epage	46	en_US
dc.citation.spage	43	en_US
dc.description.conference	Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 11, 1976	en_US