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Table 8 Responses to selection for traits in the selection objective when selection is based on daily backfat thickness and daily litter weight gain records, and sows are fed the same amount of feed

From: Analysis of the causal structure of traits involved in sow lactation feed efficiency

Economic weight

Correlated response

dLFI

dSWB

dLWG

dLFI

dSWB

dLWG

− 2

1

2

− 0.11 (0.05)

− 0.11 (0.05)

0.03 (0.06)

− 2

2

1

− 0.13 (0.04)

0.09 (0.04)

− 0.17 (0.03)

− 2

1

1

− 0.16 (0.04)

0.01 (0.05)

− 0.11 (0.05)

− 2

2

2

− 0.15 (0.04)

0.03 (0.06)

− 0.12 (0.06)

− 1

1

2

0.05 (0.05)

− 0.14 (0.04)

0.17 (0.03)

− 1

2

1

− 0.06 (0.05)

0.14 (0.04)

− 0.17 (0.03)

− 1

1

1

− 0.15 (0.04)

0.03 (0.06)

− 0.12 (0.06)

− 1

2

2

0.10 (0.08)

0.06 (0.10)

0.02 (0.12)

0

1

2

0

− 0.14 (0.04)

0.13 (0.03)

0

2

1

0

0.14 (0.04)

− 0.13 (0.03)

0

1

1

0

0.07 (0.13)

− 0.06 (0.13)

− 1

0

2

0.12 (0.09)

0

0.08 (0.05)

− 2

0

1

− 0.15 (0.04)

0

− 0.09 (0.03)

− 1

0

1

− 0.15 (0.04)

0

− 0.09 (0.03)

  1. dLFI = daily lactation feed intake (kg/day); dSWB (daily sow weight balance (kg/day); dLWG = daily litter weight gain (kg/day); dBFTB = daily back fat thickness balance (mm/day); SMBW = sow metabolic body weight (kg0.75)