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Beef
cattle breeding and swine breeding research are conducted
in the Department of Animal Sciences at Auburn University.
This home page summarizes results from on-going research
projects in beef cattle and swine breeding. Beef
cattle breeding research is conducted at two research
farms in the state of Alabama. One
herd of cattle is located at the Lower
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Coastal Plain Substation in Camden
and the other herd is at the Blackbelt Substation in Marion Junction. Two herds
of pigs are devoted to swine breeding research. One herd is located at the
edge of the Auburn University campus in Auburn and the other herd is located
at the Lower Coastal Plain Substation in Camden. Dr.
Lisa A. Kriese leads the beef cattle breeding research
program and Dr.
Daryl L. Kuhlers coordinates the swine breeding research
program. Dr.
Nada Nadarajah provide technical support to the swine
breeding and beef cattle research programs respectively.
SWINE BREEDING RESEARCH PROJECTS
- SELECTION EXPERIMENTS
- CROSSBREEDING EXPERIMENTS
BEEF CATTLE BREEDING RESEARCH PROJECTS
- SELECTION EXPERIMENTS
- Selection for increased Longissimus dorsi area
- CROSSBREEDING EXPERIMENTS
- Estimation of crossbred expected progeny differences
(EPDs)
RECENT RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
- SWINE BREEDING
- Kuhlers, D. L., S. B. Jungst, and B. L. Anderson.
1997. Selection for loin eye area using real-time
ultrasound technology in Landrace swine. J. Anim.
Sci. 75(Suppl. 1):143.
- Huff-Lonergan, E., D. L.
Kuhlers, S. M. Lonergan, W.B.
Mikel, S. B. Jungst, S. Dale,
and V. R. Reed. 1997. Pork
quality decline in response
to selection for lean growth
efficiency in the absence of
the halothane gene. J. Anim.
Sci. 75(Suppl. 1):176.
- Kuhlers,
D. L., K. Nadarajah,
S. B. Jungst,
B. L. Anderson
and B. E. Gamble.
1999. Selection
for lean growth:
Effects on pig
performance.
Proc. Auburn
University Agricultural
Conference, pp
121-125.
- Kuhlers,
D.
L.,
K.
Nadarajah,
S.
B.
Jungst,
B.
L.
Anderson
and
B.
E.
Gamble.
1999.
Evaluation
of
carcass
traits
of
Duroc
pigs
from
a
line
selected
on
an
index
of
ultrasound
backfat
thickness
and
predicted
feed
conversion.
J.
Anim.
Sci
.
77(Suppl
.
1):137.
- Lonergan,
S.
M.,
E.
Huff-Lonergan,
S.
M.
Lonergan,
L.I.
Chiba,
L.T.
Frobish,
S.B.
Jungst
and
D.
L.
Kuhlers.
1999.
Influence
of
amino
acid
content
of
grower
and
finisher
diets
on
quality
characteristics
of
pork
from
Duroc
pigs
selected
for
lean
growth
efficiency.
J.
Anim.
Sci.
77(Suppl.
1):
45
- Chiba,
L.
I.,
D.
L.
Kuhlers,
L.
T.
Frobish,
S.
B.
Jungst,
E.
J.
Huff-Lonergan,
S.
M.
Lonergan,
and
B.
L.
Anderson.
1999.
Dietary
restrictions
and
growth
performance
and
carcass
traits
of
pigs
selected
for
lean
growth
efficiency.
J.
Anim.
Sci.
77(Suppl.
1):192.
- Kuhlers,
D.
L.,
K.
Nadarajah,
and
B.
L.
Anderson.
2000.
Predicting
feed
efficiency
from
associated
traits
in
Duroc
pigs
selected
for
lean
growth
efficiency.
J.
Anim
Sci.
78
(Suppl.
1):
69.
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