Bayesian inference of genetic parameters and selection response for litter size components in pigs

Genetics

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 301-306

  Blasco, A ^a   Sorensen, D ^b   Bidanel, J P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; HERITABILITY; LITTER SIZE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PUBERTY; SURVIVAL; SWINE; VARIANCE;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OVULATION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SWINE;

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031805063     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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