Disease resistance is heritable and is related to growth
Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)
N Mean Heritability
Genetic correlation
Virus load (AUC) 1416 106.9 0.44 ±0.16 -0.46 ± 0.20
WG42 (kg) 1373 14.4 0.29 ±0.14
Adapted from Boddicker et al., 2014