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LITTER SIZE OF THE HOMOZYGOTIC GPI/PGD LINE IN LANYU
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W. C. Chen, C. J. Lee, J. L. Tzeng, H. L. Chang and M. C. Wu

Taiwan Livestock Research Institute

The homozygotic GPI/PGD line of Lanyu breed of pigs was established in 1992 with genotypes of GPI-BB and PGD-AA. Ten boars and 50 gilts as the founder and one boar and five gilts were raised in a mating pen. Numbers of born alive per litter at first (N=45) and second (N=35) litters of founder sows were 4.22+1.02 and 5.23+1.97 piglets, respectively. Based upon the rank on the mean size of two litters of founder sows, then 10 male (only one from each litter) and 50 female piglets in the first litters of founder sows were selected as stocks of Generation one (G1). Half-sib mating was used and one boar and five gilts were raised in a mating pen. Numbers of born alive per litter produced by G1 sows at 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 years of age were 1.82+2.47 (N=36), 3.02+2.56 (N=30) and 5.02+2.26 (N=34) piglets, respectively. Stocks of Generation two (G2), 10 boars and 50 gilts, were selected from the population which piglets were farrowed by two years old G1 sows. G2 stocks were raised with one boar and five gilts per pen in half-sib mating. Numbers of born alive per litter produced by G2 sows at 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 years of age were 3.78+1.13 (N=37), 4.13+1.26 (N=39) and 4.34+2.01 (N=35) piglets, respectively. In conclusion, the number of born alive per litter was not affected by the half-sib mating method after two generations of selection in the homozygotic GPI/PGD line of Lanyu pigs.

Key Words: Miniature pig, Litter size, Selection.



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REPRODUCTIVE LIFE SPAN OF RABBIT DOES OF REX BREED

M. C. Wu, S. C. Lee, H. L. Chang and C. T. Huang

Taiwan Livestock Research Institute

Young does of Rex rabbits at five months of age were selected as breeding stocks and then they were raised individually in a net box (45x90x36cm) which was hanged 55cm above the floor. Data analysis was based upon their birth year from 1990 to 1995, 822 Rex does consisting of 261 Castor, 167 Chinchilla, 195 Opal and 199 White fur color varieties were traced for mortality, ages at death, culling and parturition, and number of parity. Regardless of color varieties Rex rabbit does gave births from first to tenth parity at 262, 329, 405, 479, 557, 633, 708, 784, 856 and 907 days of age. Percentages of Mortality in four varieties of fur color described above were 36.40, 13.77, 17.95 and 27.14%, respectively. When dead does were classified into the no-progeny group and the progeny-yes group. Average age at death of rabbit doe for the above four varieties were 240, 348, 268 and 275 days old, respectively, in the no-progeny group; whereas age at death were 397, 481, 467 and 464 days old in the progeny-yes group. For those of culled does they were culled at 474, 602, 504 and 514 days of age in average. The highest numbers of parities of does in the above four varieties were 16, 15, 13 and 19, respectively. The oldest doe at parturition among all does was 1447 days of age that it indicated the reproductive life span of Rex doe could be four years long.

Key Words: Rex rabbit, Fur color, Reproductive life span.



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COMPARISON ON LITTER TRAITS AMONG VARIETIES OF FUR
COLOR IN REX RABBITS

S. C. Lee, M. C. Wu, H. L. Chang and C. T. Huang

Taiwan Livestock Research Institute

Rex breed of rabbits consists of Castor, Chinchilla, Opal and White fur color varieties were studied for comparison on litter traits collected from 1990 to 1996. Data of 2114 litters was analyzed, which included 594, 509, 501 and 510 litters produced by Castor, Chinchilla, Opal and White does, respectively. Mean and standard error for the age at first parity of does in the above four color varieties were 243+3 (N=221), 285+4 (N=140), 262+4 (N=158) and 257+4 (N=137) days, respectively and differences on ages among varieties were significant (P<0.05). Litter sizes of the above four varieties were 5.52+0.09, 5.32+0.10, 5.40+0.10 and 5.32+0.10 with no variety difference. The percentage of live born per litter in Chinchilla Rex was 90.2+1.3%, which was significantly higher than the 85.5+1.2% of Opal Rex. But it was only slightly higher than that of 88.4+1.3% in White Rex and 87.2+1.1% in Castor Rex. The survival rates of pups per litter at weaning were significantly different (P<0.05) among color varieties when pups were weaned at four weeks old. The highest survival rate of pups at weaning was 67.8+2.0% in White Rex, and less in Chinchilla Rex (65.4+2.0%) and Castor Rex (62.0+1.7%). The lowest rate of pups at weaning was 54.1+1.9% in Opal Rex. Overall, the survival rate of pups at weaning was not more than 70% among varieties of Rex breed.

Key Words: Rex rabbit, Fur color, Litter traits.



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THE INFLUENCE OF FARROWING MONTH AND FRATERNAL SIZE ON
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M. S. Lee, S. C. Lee, H. L. Chang and M. C. Wu

Taiwan Livestock Research Institute

A total of 5217 litters of New Zealand White rabbits was recorded from January of 1990 to December of 1997. The influence of farrowing month and fraternal size on body weights of pups at birth and 3-week old and their survival rate. The birth weight of pups was the heaviest one, 68.2g, when they were born in January and February. It was significantly heavier than that of pups born in June to August (57.3g). They weighed 400.6 and 329.1g at 3-week old, respectively. Survival rates of 3-week old pups born in February and July were 89.7 and 81.0%, respectively. Three fraternal size groups: small (1~3 alive pups), medium (4~8 alive pups) and large (9~17 alive pups) were classified according to the number of born alive. Pups in the small group had a heaviest birth weight and 3-week old weight and a greatest survival rate. Birth weights of pups in the small, medium and large groups were 75.6, 61.6 and 53.5g; 3-week old weight were 473, 344 and 282g; and survival rate at 3-week old were 93.3, 87.0 and 77.0%, respectively (P<0.05). Results indicated that a summer depression on birth weight of pups and their 3-week old weight and survival rate existed in the summer of Taiwan. Nursing pups in the large fraternal size group increased only 5.3 times on body weight at 3-week old and it was significantly less than that of the small (6.3 times) and medium (5.6 times) groups.

Key Words: Rabbit, Season, Body weight.



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ESTIMATION OF GENETIC DISTANCE AMONG BREEDS WITH DIFFERENT
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D. Y. Lin(1), J. S. Chao(2), M. H. Chang(2), C. J. Lee(1), S. C. Wu(1), J. L. Tzeng(1),
L. Lee(2), H. L. Chang(1) and M. C. Wu(1)

(1)Taiwan Livestock Research Institute
(2)National Laboratory Animal Breeding and Research Center

Genetic variation and distance on blood biochemical polymorphism among breeds of pigs: black Lanyu in conservation, black Lanyu in selection, brown-white stripping Mitsae (derived from hybrid of Duroc and Lanyu), and white Landrace raised at Taitung Breeding Animal Propagation Station of Taiwan Livestock Research Institute, were estimated. Blood samples of pigs from above four breeds were collected from jugular vein and there 45, 29, 30 and 28 head, respectively. Three plasma proteins consisting of amylase-1 (AMY1), amylase-2 (AMY2) and esterase (ES) and two erythrocyte enzymes: glucose phosphate isomerase (GPI) and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (PGD) were typed in cellulose acetate electrophoresis. Lanyu in selection had monophasic GPI and PGD. Lanyu in conservation had monophasic GPI. Heterozygosities of Landrace, Mitsae, Lanyu in selection, and Lanyu in conservation were 0.42„b0.05 (Standard error), 0.46„b0.07, 0.31„b0.13 and 0.31„b0.12. Genetic distances among the above four breeds were estimated and there was a close distance (0.004) between Lanyu in selection and Lanyu in conservation as compared to others. Estimation was 0.018 for Landrace and Lanyu in conservation; 0.013 for Landrace and Lanyu in selection; 0.253 for Landrace and Mitsae; 0.465 for Mitsae and Lanyu in selection; and 0.438 for Mitsae and Lanyu in conservation. Genetic distance between black and white breeds was closer than that of between black and reddish brown breeds.

Key Words: Pig, Polymorphism, Genetic distance.



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AND RED CELL ENZYMES IN BERKSHIRE BREED OF PIGS

D. Y. Lin(1), J. S. Chao(2), M. H. Chang(2), S. C. Wu(1) , Y. Y. Lai(1),
L. Lee(2), H. L. Chang(1) and M. C. Wu(1)

(1)Taiwan Livestock Research Institute
(2)National Laboratory Animal Breeding and Research Center

American Berkshire breed of pigs were imported and 173 blood samples via jugular vein were tested for blood biochemical polymorphism. Cellulose acetate electrophoresis was used to analyze four plasma proteins: amylase-1 (AMY1), amylase-2 (AMY2), esterase (ES) and vitamin D binding protein (GC), and two red cell enzymes: glucose phosphate isomerase (GPI) and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (PGD). Genetic variation of Berkshire pigs was estimated with those six loci. Gene frequencies of AMY1A and AMY1B were 0.40 and 0.60; AMY2A and AMY2B were 0.38 and 0.62; GCF and GCS were 0.68 and 0.32; ESF, ESE and ESO were 0.43, 0.41 and 0.16; PGDA and PGDB were 0.28 and 0.72; GPIA and GPIB were 0.72 and 0.28. ES loci had three alleles and the estimated heterozygosity was 0.62, which was the highest one of six loci. The heterozygosity of Berkshire pigs imported from USA was estimated with a mean of 0.46„b0.03.

Key Words: Berkshire, Polymorphism, Gene frequency.



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Investigation of frequencies of three genotypes, TL, BL and
BLAD (Bovine Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency), in Taiwan Holsteins

S. C. Wu, Y. C. Huang, D. Y. Lin, J. C. Chen, T. W. Yang, C. S. Huang
C. Y. Tseng, T. F. Shiao, H. C. Liu, C. L. Chang and M. C. Wu

TAIWAN LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Bovine Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency is a genetic defect. Homozygote animals have two mutated genes(BLAD) which will suffer from pneumonia, diarrhea, fever, retarded growth and usually dead by the age of one year old regularly. However, it is not the case for the carrier(BL), with only one defect gene, which can grow as well as a normal animal(TL). From July, 1997 to August 1998, samples of 724 animals( cows with few heifers and calves) from four farms, and 71 young bulls from 15 more farms were collected and extracted DNA for the test. Two farms located in the north part and two farms in the south part of Taiwan. Samples of the young bulls were from north and east part of Taiwan. All animals were in DHI herds. Six young bulls detected as carrier(8.5%, 6/71). Thirty six carriers were found in the four farms( 5.0%, 36/724). The carrier percentages of the four farms were 3.2%(5/158)¡A5.4%(19/350)¡A5.5%(7/127) and 5.6%(5/89)¡C Total average was 5.3%(42/ 795) and no BLAD genotype was discovered in this investigation.

Key Words: Bovine Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency, Taiwan.



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T. W. Yang, J. S. Huang, Y. C. Huang and H. L. Chang

Taiwan Livestock Research Institute

Semen from carrier bulls (BL) was used to mate the carrier(BL) and normal cows(TL) in an experimental herd at south of Taiwan. From Jan,1997 to end of Dec, 1997, six carrier cows were mated with the semen. Four cows gave two normal and two abnormal births (one abortion and one stillbirth). One of the normal birth calf died only at the age of two days old and the genetic test showed the calf was a BLAD (Bovine Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency) homozygoous recessive. But, in the stillbirth case, the genetic test showed the genotype of the calf was a homozygote normal. Twenty-seven dose BL semen mated with twenty-one cows had seven conceptions with a conception rate 25.9%. In the same period, 280 regular mates had 84 conceptions and the conception rate was 30.0%. By pedigree data and sire information, tracing back last five years records, the difference between carrier and normal bulls was not detected for conception-calving rate (total number of calvings obtained divided by total number of services), 26.4% vs 28.2%. The results strongly recommended that mating the carrier bulls with carrier cows should be avoided to eliminate the associated losses for the Bovine Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency.

Key Words: Bovine Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency, Mate, Tropical area .



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NUMBER OF SAMPLES MIXED ON ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF
DNA TEST IN GENETIC APPLICATIONS

Y. C. Huang, D. Y. Lin, J. C. Chen and H. L. Chang

Taiwan Livestock Research Institute

Samples of whole blood of different genotypes of Bovine Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency, BL and TL(carrier and normal), were mixed from 1:1 , 1:3, 1:4 to 1:9. Mixed samples were also collected from extracted DNA with the same mixed ratio. Both restricted enzyme PCR products showed that up to 1:9 mixed sample can be detected the exist of the carrier(BL) genotype. However as the number of samples increased also decrease the blackness of the band of the image. In output analyzing, the five samples mixed, 1:4, can generate acceptable image for visual judgement. Simulation study of economic efficiency was based on frequencies of undesired genotypes of 1000 animals and numbers of samples mixed. If detects the mixed sample holding the undesired genotypes, a redo test need be performed for each unmixed sample. As the undesired genotypes bellowed 0.1%, the more samples mixed the less tests required. However, if the undesired genotypes were more than 10%, mixed samples showed only little benifit over unmixed test. Mixed DNA test could be applied in screening undesired genotypes for animals with less economic value especially when the undesired genotypes frequency was low.

Key Words: Mixed samples, Genetic test.



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Taiwan Livestock Research Institute

In addition of yes/no (1 or 0) egg recording system, two eggs, soft shell egg and other abnormal eggs were possible recorded under different management systems. A simple way of saving the memory space is using the 256 ASCII codes(by functions such as ACHAR(I) and IACHAR(A) in Fortran Compiler) to represent 28 egg patterns (or less than 256 patterns). For examples: 00000000 to 11111111 has 256 egg patterns for yes/no data of eight days; 00000 to 22222 (system of no egg, one egg and two eggs) has 35 patterns for egg production of five days; and 0000 to 3333 has 44 patterns for system of no egg, one egg, two eggs and abnormal eggs in four days¡Ketc. The method uses ASCII reference table to store 256 characters which can save up to use only one eighth memory requirement. But if the system use more than 16 codes in recording egg production (162 =256), then 256 ASCII character system can not improve the storage requirement than regular direct storage method. In fact, some prolific poultry, like Leghorn or Tsaiya, there were only no egg for few days within her 280 days of age after giving the first egg. If recorded all the egg patterns, p*m (production days*number of animals) bytes will be required in storing the laying information. From idea of negative image, switched recording codes of no egg and one egg (0 to1 and 1 to 0) without changing other codes, which can generate a row compressed sparse matrix for all animals. The estimated computer memory space is about 5*(average days which have no egg or two eggs or abnormal egg)*m+4m+4 bytes, if 4 bytes is used in storage of integer. For extremely high or low production birds (like wild birds, without switching 0 and 1) with large scale management system, the sparse matrix technique can improve the computer space requirement in recording poultry eggs.

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LOW INCIDENCE OF DEFICIENCY OF URIDINE MONOPHOSPHATE
SYNTHASE CARRIERS AMONG CATTLE OF TAIWAN

D. Y. Lin, J. C. Chen, S. C. Wu, K. F. Lee, T. W. Yang, C. S. Huang, C. Y. Tseng,
T. F. Shiao, H. C. Liu, C. L. Chang, Y. C. Huang and M. C. Wu

Taiwan Livestock Research Institute

DUMPS, the acronym for Deficiency of Uridine Monophosphate Synthase, is a lethal inherited disorder of cattle. Homozygous recessive genotype results in embryonic mortality around 40 days post-conception. In this investigation, two sample sets were used to estimate the carrier frequency of DUMPS. First sample set was 795 Holsteins of which cows with few heifers and calves were from four DHI farms located in the north and south of Taiwan, and young bulls were from north and east of Taiwan. The second sample set was 139 Taiwan Yellow Cattle and 70 Brahmas from Heng-Chun Station, Taiwan Livestock Research Institute. Only one carrier cow was found in 795 Holsteins, and no carrier was found for Taiwan Yellow cattle and Brahma. With less than .2%(1/795=. 013%) carrier, DUMPS is not a significant genetic disease in Taiwan.

Key Words: Taiwan, Deficiency of Uridine Monophosphate Synthase, DUMPS.



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SEQUENCING OF THE PROMOTER REGION OF OSTEOPONTIN
GENE IN BERKSHIRE PIGS

R. B. Liaw, H. L. Chang and M. C. Wu

Taiwan Livestock Research Institute

There is a variable number of GT dinucleotide repeats in the promoter region of osteopontin (OPN) gene in pigs. The fragments of the promoter region of osteopontin gene from four Berkshire pigs were amplified with PCR. Then the amplicons were ligated to the cloning vector and transformed to Escherichia coli. There were 4, 4, 3, and 5 white colonies, respectively, selected from the four pigs. Recombinant plasmids were extracted from transformants and inserts were sequenced by an automated DNA sequencer. The insert sequence was 5¡¦CCAATCCTATTCACGAAAAAGCTAGTTAATGACATTGTACATAAGTAATGTTTTAACTGCAGAGGGC(GT)nTGTAACCACAAAACCAGAGGGGGAAGTGTGGGAGCAAGTGGGTTG3¡¦ (the forward and reverse primers were in bold and italic). All insert sequences of recombinant plasmids were the same except of the number of GT dinucleotide repeats. Number of GT repeats of the inserts from B9510806 pig was 14 only. GT repeats of the inserts from B9560505 pig were 13, 14 and 24. GT repeats of the inserts from B100303 pig were 24 and 25. GT repeats of the inserts from B100501 pig were 22, 23, 24 and 25. Results from this study indicated that there were six alleles of the 13, 14, 22, 23, 24 or 25 repeats of GT in the promoter region of osteopontin gene based upon four pigs of Berkshire breed.

Key Words: Berkshire, Osteopontin, Sequencing.



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PORCINE STRESS GENE OF BERKSHIRE BREED DETECTED BY
MS-PCR AND DNA SEQUENCING

R. B. Liaw(1), I. G. Li(2), Y. Y. Lai(1), C. T. Liu(1), Y. M. Liou(2), M. C. Wu(1) and H. L. Chang(1)

(1)Taiwan Livestock Research Institute
(2)Department of Zoology, National Chung Hsing University

Berkshire breed was imported from USA in 1996 and raised at Taiwan Livestock Research Institute. Two hundred and forty-three progenies were tested with three primers in MS-PCR (Mutagenically separated polymerase chain reaction) for point mutation from C to T at sequence position 1843 of porcine stress gene. Genotypes of Hal-1843 were designated as CC for the normal, CT for the carrier and TT for the mutant. Electrophoresis after MS-PCR, CC pigs had 114 bp band, TT pigs had 134 bp band and CT pigs had both 114 and 134 bp bands. Pigs with CC, CT and TT genotype were 71.2, 27.6 and 1.2%, respectively. Eleven pigs were slaughtered for collection of hearts and DNA was extracted from heart tissue individually. Samples of purified DNA were tested with MS-PCR and three genotypes of Hal-1843 were confirmed with blood sample. Then the product of MS-PCR was purified, amplified and used to analyze the nuclotide sequence in an automated DNA sequencer. The sequence of the DNA fragment including the Hal-1843 point mutation of the Berkshire pig was the same as described in the study of Fujii et al. (1991, Science 253: 448-451). In conclusion, the frequency of stress gene of Berkshire pig at the Institute was 0.15.

Key Words: Berkshire, Stress gene, Sequencing.



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INHERITANCE OF COAT COLOR IN SWINE: RESULTS
OF TAOYUAN BY DUROC CROSSES

N. T. Yen(1,3) , Y. S. Cheng(1) , C. Tai(2) , M. C. Huang(3)

(1)Taiwan Livestock Research Institution
(2) National Cheng Kung University
(3) National Chung Hsing University

The purposes of this experiment were to investigate the segregation of coat color in swine at vary mating types between Taoyuan(T) and Duroc(D), and to understand that uniform black coat color of T was weather dominant or not to uniform red color of D, the adjusted Chi-square(£q2 ) test was used to determine the goodness of fit for Mendel's law of segregation. The results were as followings: 1. Coat color in all of F1 generation , TD(T¡ð¡ÑD¡ñ) and DT(D¡ð¡ÑT¡ñ) pigs, were uniform black. 2. In the F2 generation, TD¡ð¡ÑTD¡ñ¡ATD¡ð¡ÑDT¡ñ¡ADT¡ð¡ÑTD¡ñ¡ADT¡ð¡ÑDT¡ñ, contained 113 uniform black color pigs and 44 uniform red color pigs. 3. TD and DT sows, which were mated with Duroc boars, produced a total of 1320 pigs, 644 uniform black color pigs and 676 uniform red color pigs. 4. Pigs of F2 generation with uniform black coat color were intercrossed to produce 381 uniform black and 143 uniform red offspring. 5. At birth some pigs from vary mating types had longitudinal stripes on black coat color, but these stripes disappeared at three months old. So we regarded that the pigs with longitudinal stripes on black coat color as black coat color pigs. 6. We made a hypothesis that uniform black coat color of T was dominant to uniform red color of D. The values of adjusted£q2 test on the goodness of fit for Mendel's law of segregation were not significant (p>0.2). This result indicated that uniform black coat color of T was dominant to uniform red color of D.

Key Words: Swine, Coat color, Taoyuan, Duroc



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ASSESSMENT OF BACKFAT AND LOIN MUSCLE AREA IN SWINE
USING REAL-TIME ULTRASOUND SCANS

H. L. Chang, S. C. Yen, Y. Y. Lai, C. T. Liu, S. C. Lee, Y. C. Huang and M. C. Wu

Taiwan Livestock Research Institute

Aloka Model SSD-500 B-mode real-time ultrasound scanner fitted with UST-5011U 3.5 M HZ probe frequency was used to scan Landrace, Yorkshire, Duroc and Berkshire pigs in Taiwan Livestock Research Institute. Pigs were scanned at or near 4.0, 4.5 and 5.0-month-old. Ultrasonic measurements of loin muscle area at the tenth rib (LOIN) and 1/2 point overlying fat (BF) were taken. 90 off-tested pigs were randomly sampled for carcass measures near 110 ¢V live weight and traits evaluated included tenth rib loin muscle area (CLOIN), lean cuts (LEAN) and percent lean cuts on a live (LEAN1%) and carcass (LEAN2%) weight basis. Statistical model used included sex and breed as fixed effects, sire and scanned age in days as random effects and covariate, respectively. Sex effects were significant for BF and LOIN (P<0.001). Boars showed thicker BF and larger LOIN than gilts. The differences between sexes were increased as age increased (0.16 cm vs. 0.26 cm, and 1.8 cm2 vs. 2.8 cm2 for BF and LOIN at 4.0- vs. 5.0-month-old, respectively). The rates of deposition for both measures in boars were also faster than in gilts. Meanwhile, Berkshire pigs were observed with larger BF and smaller LOIN among breeds studied. Pearson correlation analysis indicated that there were significant correlations between LOIN and CLOIN ranging from 0.55 to 0.63 (P<0.001). Similar results was also found between LOIN and LEAN ranging from 0.43 to 0.54 (P<0.001). However, LOIN was not significantly correlated with LEAN1% or LEAN2%. Correlations between BF and carcass measures were general low and not significantly different from zero.

Key Words: Pigs, Ultrasonography, Loin muscle area.
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