PSI-16 Exploring complete blood count as a predictor of resilience in pigs using a natural disease challenge model

Disease resilience is defined as an animal’s ability to maintain a relatively undepressed performance in the face of infections, due to optimal resource allocation between immunity and productivity. Extending breeding goals with resilience is a pragmatic way to improve herd health and reduce economic losses related to infectious diseases. To make genetic improvement for resilience, there is a need for predictors that can be obtained in high...