Evidence for Quantitative Trait Loci Affecting Ovulation Rate in Pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1486-1494

  Rathje, T A ^a   Rohrer, G A ^b   Johnson, R K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic Markers; Litter Size; Ovulation Rate; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

SATELLITE DNA;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; OVULATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWINE; UNITED STATES;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA, SATELLITE; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; LINKAGE (GENETICS); LITTER SIZE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEBRASKA; OVULATION; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SWINE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0031159778     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7561486x     Document Type: Article

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