Litter performance and offspring coat color analysis of Dulu sows crossbred with Chuanxiang black pigs
doi: 10.15886/j.cnki.rdswxb.20230130
- Received Date: 2023-12-02
- Rev Recd Date: 2023-12-24
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Key words:
- Dulu sows /
- Chuanxiang black pigs /
- litter performance /
- coat color /
- Chuandulu commercial pigs
Abstract: In order to determine the litter performance of Duroc×Luchuan(Dulu) binary sows and the coat color of their crossbred offspring with Chuanxiang black pigs, a total of 5 862 litters wtih effective breeding was recorded at three Chuanxiang×Duroc×Luchuan(Chuandulu) ternary commercial pig production farms in Hainan Province from January 2022 to June 2023. The litter performance of sows was compared according to parity and pig farm, and the coat color traits of ternary commercial pigs were counted. The results showed that there were significant differences in total litter size, healthy litter size and litter weight among different farms(P <0.05). Comparison of litter sizes revealed no significant difference in total litter size and number of healthy piglets born in litters 2, 3, 4 and 5(P > 0.05). The indicators of the first parity were significantly lower than those of other parities(P < 0.05), and the indicators of the 6th parity and above were also significantly different from those of other parities(P < 0.05). The 4th parity was significantly lower in litter weight than the other parities, while the 2nd parity was significantly higher in litter weight than the other parities(P < 0.05). The piglets born in the experimental group were mainly black in coat color, with a few being red, and very few being white in coat color,and the average proportion of piglets with black coat color reached 98.79%. In conclusion, there were significant differences in the litter performance of sows among different farms, sows with 2-5 parities were highly fertile, and piglets at birth were significantly different in litter weights; the vast majority of Chuandulu ternary commercial pigs were black in coat color.
Citation: | MA Yan, WANG Zhiheng, CHEN Hong, XIE Shiyun, LIAO Bo, LEI Minggang, TAN Zhen. Litter performance and offspring coat color analysis of Dulu sows crossbred with Chuanxiang black pigs[J]. Journal of Tropical Biology, 2024, 15(5): 650-654. doi: 10.15886/j.cnki.rdswxb.20230130 |