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BRDC Success Stories:
ESR Pig Fecundity Test
A test has been developed that allows swine breeders to test individual females for the propensity to produce larger than normal litters.
The test is based on a molecular polymorphism in the pigs gene for the estrogen receptor. In some lines of pigs, females carrying two copies of the preferred polymorphic allele have the genetic potential to produce between four and five more offspring during their lifetime, compared to those that have two copies of the alternative marker allele.
This technology was developed at Iowa State University and is licensed exclusively to PIC International Group PLC, a BRDC shareholder. To date, PIC has tested over one hundred thousand females in their breeding herd—and has used the test to select females and males as more prolific breeding stock.
If you would like more information about the ESR Pig Fecundity Test, contact:
J. Grant Brewen, Ph. D.
BRDC
1815 N. University Street
Peoria, IL 61604
309-688-1188 phone
309-688-1292 fax
