Genetic parameters for within-litter variation in piglet birth weight and change in within-litter variation during suckling

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 604-610

  Damgaard, L H ^a   Rydhmer, L ^b   Lovendahl P ^a   Grandinson, K ^b  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Genetic variation; Heritability; Litter traits; Mortality; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SUCKLING; SURVIVAL; SWINE; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MORTALITY; SELECTION (GENETICS); SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWINE; VARIATION (GENETICS); WEANING;

EID: 0038608083     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.813604x     Document Type: Article

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