Genetic parameters for pork carcass components

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3099-3106

  Newcom, D W ^a   Baas, T J ^a,c   Mabry, J W ^a   Goodwin, R N ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PORK BOARD   (United States)

^c 109 Kildee Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Genetic parameters; Pigs

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STANDARD; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; MODELS, GENETIC; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SWINE;

EID: 0038179639     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.80123099x     Document Type: Article

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