An attempt of using public ambient temperature data in swine genetic evaluation for litter size traits at birth in Japan
Hitomi Hara, Shinichiro Ogawa, Chika Ohnishi, Kazuo Ishii, Yoshinobu Uemoto, Masahiro Satoh
This study evaluates the use of public ambient temperature data in swine genetic evaluation for litter size traits in Japan, finding that incorporating temperature improves phenotypic variability explanation without harming genetic evaluation performance.
Animal Production Science · May 31, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetics