Responses to selection for growth and backfat in closed nucleus herds of Hampshire and Duroc pigs

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-23

  Gibson, J P ^a,b   Quinton, V M ^a   Simedrea, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Estimated breeding values; Pig breeding; Selection index; Selection response

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034144914     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A99-121     Document Type: Article

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