Direct and correlated responses to two-stage selection for ovulation rate and number of fully formed pigs at birth in swine

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 2286-2297

  Ruiz Flores A ^a   Johnson, R K ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA CHAPINGO   (Mexico)

^c A218 Animal Science Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Litter Size; Ovulation Rate; Pigs; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; LITTER SIZE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OVULATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SWINE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BREEDING; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; LITTER SIZE; MALE; OVULATION; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; SELECTION (GENETICS); SWINE;

EID: 0035464911     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.7992286x     Document Type: Article

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