Indicators of reproductive and productive qualities of boars and their offerings

An urgent task of pig breeding is introduction of specialized breeds of pigs selected for increased early maturity and meatiness with high initial productivity indicators, well combined with other breeds, into production. This article presents studies on the reproductive qualities of boars of the Large White and Landrace breeds, as well as the productivity of their offspring. The results demonstrate that Large White boars were the most selected in terms of semen concentration, as evidenced by the low percentage of trait variability (