Accounting for lactation length and weaning-to-conception interval in genetic evaluations for litter size in swine

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1796-1810

  Marois, D ^a,b   Brisbane, J R ^a   Laforest, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Genetiporc Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early Weaning; Lactation Duration; Litter Size; Pigs; Postweaning Interval

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; MALE; SWINE; TIME; WEANING;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; WEANING;

EID: 0034218282     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.7871796x     Document Type: Article

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