Breed-Specific Adjustment Factors for Reproductive Traits in Duroc, Hampshire, Landrace, and Yorkshire Swine

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2362-2367

  Culbertson, M S ^a,b   Mabry, J W ^a   Bertrand, J K ^a   Nelson, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Cotswold USA ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Litter Traits; Pigs

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWINE; TIME;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031228495     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7592362x     Document Type: Article

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