Genetic parameters and trends for lean growth rate and its components in U.S. Yorkshire, Duroc, Hampshire, and Landrace pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 2062-2070

  Chen, P ^a   Baas, T J ^a   Mabry, J W ^a   Dekkers, J C M ^a   Koehler, K J ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic Parameters; Genetic Trend; Growth; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWINE; TIME;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; FEMALE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0036690962     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ansci/80.8.2062     Document Type: Article

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