Heterosis and recombination effects on pig growth and carcass traits

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2286-2302

  Cassady, J P ^a,b   Young, L D ^a   Leymaster, K A ^a,c  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlation; Cytoplasm; Epistasis; Pigs; Recombination; Variance Components

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; EATING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROSIS; MALE; MEAT; STANDARD; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CROSSES, GENETIC; EATING; FEMALE; HYBRID VIGOR; MALE; MEAT; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036719524     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ansci/80.9.2286     Document Type: Article

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