Estimates of genetic parameters for reproduction traits at different parities in Dutch Landrace pigs

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 179-186

  Hanenberg, E H A T ^a   Knol, E F ^a   Merks, J W M ^a  

^a Institute for Pig Genetics BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Genetic parameters; Pig; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035026661     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(00)00258-X     Document Type: Article

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