THE INDIVIDUAL ANIMAL MODEL FOR MANY CHARACTERS IN SWINE

The amelioration of swine includes the directed modification of the productive potential, of the hereditary characters of the genetic fund of the population in the direction wanted by man. A genetic adaptation determines the modification of production potential and indirectly production. Because the economical value of swine depends on many characters, not just only one, we have to consider this aspect in the selection papers, especially in the performance testing where we analyzed the evolution of the bacon layer up to 182 days and the average daily growth realized according to some equations.