Ji-Hyun Son1, Yang-Mo Koo1*, Ki-Hwan Lee1, Dae-Hyeop Cha1, Jung-Il Kim1, Im-Soo Choi1, Tae-Jeong Choi2, Ji-Hong Lee3, Hyun-Tae Lim4, Jung-Gyu Lee4
1Korea Animal Improvement Association(KAIA), Seoul, 06668, Korea
2National Institute of Animal Science, RDA, Cheonan 31000, Korea
3Dept. of Animal Sci., Gyeongbuk Provincial College., yecheon, 36830, Korea
4Dept. of Animal Sci., Gyeongsang National Univ., Jinju 52828, Korea
Correspondence to Yang-Mo Koo , E-mail: greatman009@hanmail.net
Volume 2, Number 3, Pages 141-150, June 2018.
Journal of Animal Breeding and Genomics 2018, 2(3), 141-150. https://doi.org/10.12972/jabng.20180029
Received on 29 August, 2018, Revised on 21 September, 2018, Accepted on 21 September, 2018, Published on September 30, 2018.
Copyright © 2018 Korean Society of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0).
This study has conducted an analysis to observe how the exchange of genetic resource through Swine Genetic Improvement Network Program affects changes in domestic groups of breeding swine genetic ability. The testing materials used for the study were 128,433 Swine Genetic Improvement Network Program participating breeding farms and 106,410 non participating breeding farms from 248,422 farms that were farm certified by KAIA(Korea Animal Improvement Association), excluding outliers from 2010 to 2015. According to the result, heritability of participating farms varies among different kinds of swine but it showed ADG(Average daily gain) of 0.36~0.42, 90KG(Age at 90kg) of 0.39~0.43, BF(Backfat thickness) of 0.36~0.41, LMA(Loin Muscle Area) of 0.20~0.25 and LP(Lean percent) of 0.39~0.49. On the other hand, heritability of non participating farms showed ADG of 0.43~0.49, 90kg of 0.41~.051, BF of 0.41~0.48, LMA of 0.19~0.23 and LP of 0.43~0.45. It shows that heritability of participating farms tends to be estimated lower than that of non participating. Regarding this result, from now on, to establish base of production of Korean breeding pig, genetic exchange among breeding farms must be done actively with their aggressive participation. Also, we have to establish breeding system by network among breeding farms that do farm certification and carry on continuous study and analysis to support national improvement business.
productive traits, swine genetic improvement network program