Genetic determination of individual birth weight and its association with sow productivity traits using Bayesian analyses

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 330-343

  Roehe, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Genetic parameters; Heritability; Litter size; Maternal effects; Pigs

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME IMPRINTING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LITTER SIZE; MALE; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; SWINE;

EID: 0033069351     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.772330x     Document Type: Article

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