Influences of Myogenin genotypes on birth weight, growth rate, carcass weight, backfat thickness, and lean weight of pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2352-2356

  Te Pas, M F W ^a   Soumillion, A ^a   Harders, F L ^a   Verburg, F J ^a   Van Den Bosch, T J ^a   Galesloot, P ^a   Meuwissen, T H E ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Birth Weight; Genotypes; Growth Rate; Meat Yield; Sus scrofa

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

MYOGENIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; GENOTYPE; MYOGENIN; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SWINE;

EID: 0033193092     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.7792352x     Document Type: Article

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