Clinical and genetic studies of disturbed milk production in sows

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-6

  Rydhmer, Lotta ^a   Johansson, Kjell ^a   Eliasson Selling, Lena ^b   Persson, Arne ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Swedish Animal Health Service   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Heritability; Lactation failure; Prolactin; Swine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035256036     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/090647001300004736     Document Type: Article

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