杜洛克猪和大白猪作终端父本的杂交效果比较研究

为比较杜洛克和大白猪作终端父本的杂交效果，进行了杜×长大、大×长大、长×大的比较试验，测定了不同组合的生长速度、饲料转化率、胴体品质和肉质。采用综合评定指数评定结果表明，大×长大组的主要经济性状优于杜×长大组。根据本次试验和国内外大量试验结果，作者论述了利用大白猪，特别近几年从英国引进的大白猪作终端父本生产商品瘦肉猪，逐步替代传统的杜×长大组合的可能性     

Breed and sex influences on porcine haematological picture under hot humid climatic conditions

An investigation was undertaken of some haematological characteristics of one indigenous and five exotic breeds of pigs kept on a farm in the hot, humid climate of Ibadan, Nigeria. The total white blood cell counts were not affected by breed and sex but the other parameters exhibited various degrees of response to these two variables, the males of each breed tending to have higher values than the females. The indigenous pigs generally had higher values than the exotic breeds. Of the latter, only the Landrace and Large White had haematological values somewhat similar to those of the West African indigenous pig. This suggests that the Landrace and Large White breeds may be more suited than the other exotic breeds investigated to the climatic conditions prevalent in Ibadan.     

Single nucleotide polymorphisms of the KIT and KITLG genes in pigs

Here, we report the variability in the KIT tyrosine kinase receptor and its ligand KITLG genes by determining single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 384 individuals including 11 pig breeds, two synthetic-line cross pigs, two cross breeds, and one Japanese wild boar. SNPs and indels within the coding sequence regions of KITLG and KIT and their 5'-flanking regions were detected by aligning sequences from eight pigs, and subsequently the SNPs were genotyped using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI TOF-MS). Principal component analysis using allele frequencies in the SNP locus showed a distant relationship between Asian and Euro-American pig groups, except for Berkshire and Tokyo X breeds. These breeds were located within the mid-portion of the distribution in the first principal component. The Hampshire breed was distant from the other pig groups on the axis of the second principal component. Haplotype frequencies that were deduced using non-synonymous substitutions of the KIT gene revealed the uniqueness of Landrace, Large White, Middle White, and three-way cross pigs (LWD) and of the Hampshire breed. On the other hand, the haplotypes of KITLG and KIT detected in the Berkshire breed were prevalent in Asian pig groups. This tendency is different from that observed in other Euro-American pig breeds.     

不同品种猪α1-岩藻糖转移酶基因遗传变异初析

本实验采用PCR RFLP方法对 5个瘦肉型猪种杜洛克、长白猪、大白猪、汉普夏猪和皮特兰猪共计 2 5 0头猪的α1 岩藻糖转移酶基因 (FUT1)进行多态性分析。结果表明 :本研究中的 5个猪种在该FUT1基因座位存在多态性 ,均分布着三种基因型 (AA ,AG和GG) ,抗性基因型AA分布频率为 0 .0 2 8,易感基因型AG与GG分布频率分别为0 .2 4 4和 0 .72 8。卡方检验结果表明 ,长白猪与大白猪基因型频率差异极显著 (P <0 .0 1) ,与皮特兰猪之间差异显著(P <0 .0 5 ) ,其它猪种之间差异均不显著。     

Genetic differences in serum-neutralization titers of pigs after vaccination with pseudorabies modified live-virus vaccine

Four-week-old pigs of the Chester White, Duroc, Hampshire, Landrace, and Yorkshire breeds (n = 518) were vaccinated with a pseudorabies modified live-virus vaccine to determine whether genetic differences existed for immune response after vaccination. All pigs and their dams (sows) were tested before vaccination to determine preimmunization antibody titers, using a microtitration serum-neutralization (SN) test. The SN test results of sows were negative, as were preimmunization tests of the pigs. At 4 weeks after pigs were vaccinated, additional blood samples were collected from the pigs, and end-point SN titers were determined, using a 2-fold dilution scheme. Small, but statistically significant, breed differences existed for antibody response, with Yorkshire and Chester White pigs having the highest response, and Duroc and Landrace pigs, the lowest. Differences among sire progeny groups were small, but there were significant differences among dams. Genetic differences as seen by differences among breeds indicates that the efficacy of vaccines may vary from breed to breed and that vaccine trials should not neglect this potential source of variation.     

Breed and sex influences on porcine haematological picture under hot humid climatic conditions

An investigation was undertaken of some haematological characteristics of one indigenous and five exotic breeds of pigs kept on a farm in the hot, humid climate of Ibadan, Nigeria. The total white blood cell counts were not affected by breed and sex but the other parameters exhibited various degrees of response to these two variables, the males of each breed tending to have higher values than the females. The indigenous pigs generally had higher values than the exotic breeds. Of the latter, only the Landrace and Large White had haematological values somewhat similar to those of the West African indigenous pig. This suggests that the Landrace and Large White breeds may be more suited than the other exotic breeds investigated to the climatic conditions prevalent in Ibadan.     

气温对种猪繁殖性能的影响

为研究气温对种猪繁殖性能的影响，对杭州市种猪试验场2004、2005两年3866胎长白和大白母猪的分娩记录、断奶后发情配种记录及75头长白公猪精液检测记录进行分析。结果表明：两品种母猪产仔数随状气温上升而下降。长白猪2～6月份总产仔数及活仔数均高于年均值（9．62、9．02头），7月份产活仔数开始下降，8月份死仔数达1．08头，比年均值高1倍，8月份至翌年1月份产仔数都在年均值以下。大白猪表现同样规律，8月份死仔数为0．85头，也是年均值的2倍，7～11月份产仔数在年均值（10．37、9．96头）以下。两个品种的返情率都随气温上升而升高，8月份达到高峰，长白猪前后持续3个月，大白猪仅1个月。长白公猪的精液品质亦随气温上升而下降，精子活力与气温的相关系数为-0．77（P〈0．05）。长白母猪受热应激的影响比大白母猪要严重，在热应激下产生的负面影响母猪大于公猪。     

Variation in the immune status of two Australian pig breeds

Objective To investigate the variation in immune competence of two Australian pig breeds.
Design A panel of immune tests were used to assess breed and sire differences in weaner piglets of Large White and Duroc breeds.
Procedure All piglets were immunised against porcine leptospirosis. Blood samples were taken for studies on lymphocyte phenotypes, mitogenic responses of blood cells and serological analysis.
Results Significantly larger blood leucocyte numbers were found in Large White piglets compared with Duroc piglets after vaccinations. No significant difference in concanavalin A induced blood cell proliferation was found between these two breeds before or after vaccinations. Some significant breed variation in blood lymphocyte phenotypes was found. While the age-related changes of lymphocyte phenotypes were similar for the two breeds, the Large White breed had significantly larger numbers of CD2+ and CD4+ cells than the Duroc breed after the two vaccinations. There were also significant sire effects on CD8+ cells within the Large White breed after the first vaccination. No significant breed difference was detectable in serum IgG concentrations but sire differences within each breed before the primary vaccination were found. The serum antibody response to vaccination against leptospirosis was generally small, and showed no variations due to either breed or sire. No gender effects were found during the entire study.
Conclusion The study demonstrated significant differences in some important immune components of the pig breeds studied. This may in turn indicate the variation in their immune competence or disease resistance. However, further investigation into the heritability and correlation with specific immune responses is required.     

子午岭野猪不同杂交组合生长性能比较研究

为对野猪资源的开发利用提供依据,笔者选用子午岭野猪为父本,杜洛克猪、长白猪、大白猪为母本,设置3个杂交组合。对各组试验猪的平均日增重和料肉比做了对比试验,试验结果表明：子午岭野猪与杜洛克猪、长白猪杂交一代的平均日增重明显高于子午岭野猪与大约克夏猪杂交一代的,3个杂交组合的料肉比差异不显著。     

猪SLA-DRA基因外显子2多态性及其与仔猪腹泻的关联分析

为探索SLA-DRA基因作为猪抗病育种分子标记的可能性,本研究采用PCR-SSCP和克隆测序方法对大白、长白和杜洛克共216头猪的SLA-DRA基因外显子2进行了多态性研究,分析了该基因与仔猪腹泻的关联性。结果,在SLA-DRA外显子2上检出了3个等位基因和6种基因型;6种基因型(AA、AB、BB、AC、BC和CC)在大白猪和长白猪中都存在,而在杜洛克猪中只检出4种基因型(AA、BB、AB和BC)。杜洛克猪与大白猪和长白猪间基因型分布均差异极显著(P<0.01);3个品种的基因型分布均处于Hardy-Weinberg平衡状态(P>0.05)。最小二乘法分析表明,品种和性别对仔猪腹泻影响不显著(P>0.05),基因型与仔猪腹泻显著相关(P<0.05);AA和BB基因型个体腹泻评分的最小二乘均值均显著高于AC和CC基因型个体(P<0.05)。本研究表明,SLA-DRA基因不同基因型对仔猪腹泻有着重要的影响,可作为猪抗病育种应用中的一个潜在遗传标记。     

Simultaneous identification of two MspI polymorphisms of the porcine myogenin gene in Hungarian breeds

Simultaneous analysis of two myogenin (MYOG) loci has been carried out using polymerase chain reaction‐restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR‐RFLP) tests in DNA isolated from blood samples collected from four different pig breeds (Hungarian Large White, Duroc, Mangalica and Hungarian Landrace). The following MYOG^A frequency values have been obtained: Hungarian Large White 0.2416; Duroc 0.0900; Mangalica 0.6617; Hungarian Landrace 0.2361. The MYOG² allele was found in Duroc and Mangalica breeds only. This test allows the analysis of two loci of the MYOG gene in parallel, which might be used in marker assisted selection programmes in the near future. Ongoing studies on the possible effects of the MYOG types on carcass and growth traits are outlined.     

The heritability of pH1 in longissimus dorsi muscle in landrace and large white pigs

The susceptibility of a carcass to PSE (pale, soft, exudative muscle) can be assessed by measuring the pH value in the lumbar region of the longissimus dorsi muscle at 45 min post-mortem (pH₁). The effect of breed, station, sex and season on pH₁ was investigated, on a total of 2 775 pig records, including the progeny of 129 Irish Landrace and 126 Large White boars, from two test stations. The heritability of pH₁ and its genetic correlation with other performance characteristics were determined within each breed. Landrace pigs had significantly lower values than Large White pigs, indicating a greater susceptibility to PSE in the former. There was no significant difference between the values for boars, castrates and females. There were marked differences from month to month, but no definite seasonal pattern was present nor was there any apparent long-term trend. The heritability for the Landrace breed was higher than that for the Large White breed, and both values indicate that pH₁ would respond to selection. The genetic correlations between pH₁ and daily gain, food conversion efficiency and backfat (four measurements) were for the most part low and the standard errors relatively high, indicating that there was no strong relationships between pH₁ and these performance characteristics.     

Genetic associations of prolificacy with performance, carcass, meat quality, and leg conformation traits in the Finnish Landrace and Large White pig populations

The objective of this study was to estimate genetic associations of prolificacy traits with other traits under selection in the Finnish Landrace and Large White populations. The prolificacy traits evaluated were total number of piglets born, number of stillborn piglets, piglet mortality during suckling, age at first farrowing, and first farrowing interval. Genetic correlations were estimated with two performance traits (ADG and feed:gain ratio), with two carcass traits (lean percent and fat percent), with four meat quality traits (pH and L* values in longissimus dorsi and semimembranosus muscles), and with two leg conformation traits (overall leg action and buck-kneed forelegs). The data contained prolificacy information on 12,525 and 10,511 sows in the Finnish litter recording scheme and station testing records on 10,372 and 9,838 pigs in Landrace and Large White breeds, respectively. The genetic correlations were estimated by the restricted maximum likelihood method. The most substantial correlations were found between age at first farrowing and lean percent (0.19 in Landrace and 0.27 in Large White), and fat percent (-0.26 in Landrace and -0.18 in Large White), and between number of stillborn piglets and ADG (-0.38 in Landrace and -0.25 in Large White) and feed:gain (0.27 in Landrace and 0.12 in Large White). The correlations are indicative of the benefits of superior growth for piglets already at birth. Similarly, the correlations indicate that age at first farrowing is increasing owing to selection for carcass lean content. There was also clear favorable correlation between performance traits and piglet mortality from birth to weaning in Large White (r(g) was -0.43 between piglet mortality and ADG, and 0.42 between piglet mortality and feed:gain), but not in Landrace (corresponding correlations were 0.26 and -0.22). There was a general tendency that prolificacy traits were favorably correlated with performance traits, and unfavorably with carcass lean and fat percents, whereas there were no clear associations between prolificacy and meat quality or leg conformation. In conclusion, accuracy of estimated breeding values may be improved by accounting for genetic associations between prolificacy, carcass, and performance traits in a multitrait analysis.     

Changes in blood levels of glucose and lactic acid in pregnant sows and fetuses and in sows and piglets 10 days after parturition

In three series of experiments the variations of lactic acid and glucose concentrations were investigated in pregnant sows, crossbreds of the Large White and Landrace breeds, and in their foetuses on the 104th and 113th day of pregnancy, then in farrowing sows of the same breed and their piglets at delivery (birth) and till the 10th day after birth. In nonpregnant sows the value of lactacidaemia is 1.60 +/- 0.08 mmol per 1. In the first twenty days of pregnancy it increases to 2.50 +/- 0.95 mmol per 1 (p less than 0.05). In the following days of pregnancy until the 81st to 100th day the value ranges from 1.5 to 1.7 mmol per 1. In the last twenty days of pregnancy it increases slightly to 2.10 +/- 0.25 mmol per 1. On the 104th and 113th day the values of lactacidaemia in foetuses in vena and arteria umbilicalis make 7.40 +/- 0.41 and 6.80 +/- 0.37, or 8.50 +/- 0.43 and 8.16 +/- 0.21 mmol per 1, respectively. Glucosaemia values are decreasing in pregnant sows in the first forty days, in the following period of pregnancy they are increasing and on the 101st to 120th day of pregnancy they make 5.39 +/- 0.26 mmol per 1. The foetus to dam ratio lactic acid concentrations is 2.3 and 2.1, respectively, on the 104th and 113th days. Lactacidaemia is highest in farrowing sows (3.15 +/- 0.19 mmol per 1), then there is a statistically significant decrease in the value of this characteristic, and on the day after delivery it makes 2.38 +/- 0.66 mmol per 1.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

The pH1 of longissimus dorsi muscle in purebred and commercial pigs

The pH was measured at 45 min post-mortem (pH₁) in the longissimus dorsi muscle (lumbar region) of 8 188 pigs as a criterion of meat quality. The results showed that purebred animals had a lower average pH₁ (6.53 ± 0.01) than commercial (6.59 ± 0.01) and that the Irish Landrace breed had a lower average (6.48 ± 0.01) than the Large White (6.64 ± 0.01). The proportion of pH₁ values < 6.0 was greater in Irish Landrace than in Large White pigs. The incidence of pH₁ < 6.0 was 5% for all pigs and 11% for purebred Landrace. Females had a greater number of pH₁ values < 6.0 than had male castrates.     

不同猪种TGF-β1基因单核苷酸多态性分析

以二花脸猪、大白猪、长白猪、皮特兰猪和圣特西猪共计861 头为研究材料,采用PCR-SSCP技术,对猪TGF β1基因6 7外显子区的1156 bp序列进行多态性分析,发现一个多态位点。经克隆测序分析,位于第6内含子区内存在C→T突变,该突变位点为第7外显子上游的第9位碱基(序列:AJ621785中的第1043位点)。对不同猪群的基因型和基因频率统计结果表明,二花脸猪以等位基因T为主,而大白猪、长白猪、皮特兰猪和圣特西猪则以等位基因C为主,且各猪群均处于Hardy Weinberg平衡。     

Halothane-induced malignant hyperthermia in Irish pig breedsHyperthermie maligne induite par l'halothane dans les races porcines irlandaisesHalothan induzierte maligne hyperthermie bei Irischen schweinerassen

A total of 567 young pigs entering one of the national testing stations were tested for sensitivity to halothane between October 1976 and May 1978. They included 443 Landrace, 76 Large White and 48 Irish Welsh. The average weight at testing was 25.6 kg. A total of 24 pigs reacted positively to the test, 21 (4.6%) of the Landrace and 3 (6.3%) of the Irish Welsh. No reactors were found in the Large White breed.Meat quality estimates in the form of the pH in the longissimus dorsi muscle 45 min post-mortem (pH₁) were recorded on the 324 slaughtered pigs. Reactor pigs (ten) had significantly lower values than non-reactors, indicating a greater tendency to develop quality problems such as pale, soft, exudative (PSE) meat. There was an indication that reactor pigs might have slightly reduced daily gains and lower backfat thickness.     

山西地区6个猪种氟烷敏感基因的检测

采用PCR-RFLP技术对大白猪、长白猪、杜洛克猪、山西白猪、山西黑猪和马身猪等6个品种（系）482头猪进行了氟烷敏感（Hal）基因检测。结果表明,在山西黑猪和马身猪中,只检测到氟烷敏感阴性纯合子（NN）;而在长白猪、大白猪、杜洛克猪和山西白猪群体中,均检测到NN、Nn两种类型的个体,Haln的基因频率分别4.1%、1.8%、1.4%和1.7%。在今后的育种工作中,应加强对氟烷敏感基因的检测,选育抗应激群体。     

Basic hematologic values in gilts of the Large White breed and their crosses with the Landrace breed

The basic haematological parameters (erythrocytes, haemoglobin, haematocrit, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular haemoglobin, mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration, leucocytes, leucocyte type) were determined in 83 clinically relatively healthy gilts of the Large White breed and 85 gilts--crossbreds with the Landrace breed, at the age of five to seven months. The results were subjected to statistical processing. The erythrocyte counts are significantly higher in the crossbreds than in the gilts of the LW breed. The basic erythrocyte values, dependent on the number of erythrocytes, are significantly higher in the gilts of the Large White breed. The leucocyte counts correlate with those of the gilts of the same age; however, they are higher than in the adult sows. As a result of the evaluation of the leucocyte type, the gilts at the age of five to seven months were found to have a white blood picture of lymphocytic type. Further, a shift towards younger forms of cells of the granulocytic series was observed even in clinically relatively healthy animals.     

杜洛克、大白、长白猪的生长和肉用性状杂交效果研究

为筛选优化杂交组合,进行了杜洛克（杜）、大白（大）、长白（长）品种间杂交试验,测定了不同品种组合的生长速度、饲料转化率、胴体和肉质性状及其杂种优势率。结果表明,杜洛克、父系大白猪作终端父本与长大杂母猪杂交,其后代的日增重、饲料转化率、屠宰率、胴体长、眼肌面积、后腿比例、瘦肉率及肉质等主要性状均无显著差异。