Impact of crossing system on relative economic weights of traits in purebred pig populations

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 389-402

  Wolfova M ^a   Nitter, G ^b   Wolf, J ^a   Fiedler, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

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EID: 0035643277     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0388.2001.00304.x     Document Type: Article

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