Effect of leptin gene polymorphism on growth and carcass traits in pigs (short communication)

Archives Animal Breeding

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 291-296

  Kulig, H ^a   Grzesiak, W ^a   Szatkowska, I ^a  

^a WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

leptin; Performance traits; pigs; polymorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035635478     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: 23639822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/aab-44-291-2001     Document Type: Article

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