Abstract:The value placed upon production characteristics examined at Tennessee boar testing stations was analyzed using test station results and accompanying auction prices of 746 boars from 1980 through 1986. The characteristics in question were average daily gain, feed efficiency, average back fat, and a performance index. Results showed that these four performance measures explained less than 50% of the variation in boar prices. Average daily gain and the performance index appeared to exhibit the largest percentage… Show more
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