Genetic selection for real-time ultrasound loin eye area in a closed line of Landrace pigs

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 225-231

  Kuhlers, D L ^a   Nadarajah, K ^a   Jungst, S B ^b   Anderson, B L ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GENUS PLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Pig genetics; Selection; Ultrasound Backfat Thickness; Ultrasound Loin Eye Area

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0035170566     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(01)00222-6     Document Type: Article

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