Maternal effects on traits measured during postweaning performance test of swine from four breeds

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1470-1477

  Johnson, Z B ^a   Chewning, J J ^a,b   Nugent III, R A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b Chewning Enterprises   (United States)

^c Tyson Foods Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic Parameters; Maternal Effects; Performance Traits; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWINE; WEANING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SWINE; VARIATION (GENETICS); WEANING;

EID: 0036596776     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.8061470x     Document Type: Article

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