Genetic parameters for the Black Pied Přeštice breed: Comparison of different multi-trait animal models

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 165-171

  Wolf, Jochen ^a   Horackova S ^a   Wolfova M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Black pied p e tice pig; Genetic parameters; Genetic resources; Multitrait animal model; Pig

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035649593     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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