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Terminal crossbreeding

Terminal crossbreeding is a breeding system used in animal production. It involves two (different) breeds of animal that have been crossbred. The female offspring of that cross is then mated with a male (the terminal male) of a third breed, producing the terminal crossbred animal.

The first crossbreeding may produce a superior animal due to hybrid vigor. Often, this crossbreed is part of a rotational crossbreeding scheme; if it also incorporates terminal crossbreeding, it is then called a rotaterminal system. By mating the crossbreed with a third breed, hybrid vigor may be further enhanced.

References

[http://extension.missouri.edu/p/G2311 Terminal and Rotaterminal Crossbreeding Systems for Pork Producers] University of Missouri, Columbia Mo.
[http://www.ncsu.edu/project/swine_extension/publications/factsheets/802s.htm Should Replacement Gilts be Raised or Purchased?] North Carolina state university, North Carolina

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