Genetic analysis of on-farm tests of maternal behaviour in sows

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 141-151

  Grandinson, Katja ^a   Rydhmer, Lotta ^a   Strandberg, Erling ^a   Thodberg, Karen ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Correlation; Fear; Heritability; Piglet mortality; Swine; Variances

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0141673220     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(03)00095-2     Document Type: Article

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