Genetic parameter estimates from joint evaluation of purebreds and crossbreds in swine using the crossbred model

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 3002-3007

  Lutaaya, E ^a,c   Misztal, I ^a,d   Mabry, J W ^a,e   Short, T ^b   Timm, H H ^b   Holzbauer, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b GENUS PLC   (United States)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d Makarere University ^*  (United States)

^e IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Crossbreds; Dominance; Genetic correlation; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CROSS BREEDING; DOMINANT GENE; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENES, DOMINANT; GENETIC SCREENING; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; SWINE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0035751037     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.79123002x     Document Type: Article

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