No detectable association of the ESR Pvull mutation with sow productivity in a Meishan x Large White F2 population

Animal Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 448-450

  Gibson, J P ^a,c   Jiang, Z H ^a   Robinson, J A B ^a   Archibald, A L ^b   Haley, C S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Genetic polymorphism; Reproduction; Swine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CORPUS LUTEUM; CROSSES, GENETIC; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; FEMALE; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; LITTER SIZE; PARITY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SWINE;

MAMMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0036914169     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2052.2002.00889.x     Document Type: Article

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