Genetic correlations of growth, backfat thickness and exterior with stayability in large white and landrace sows

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 64, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 121-131

  Lopez Serrano M ^a   Reinsch, N ^a   Looft, H ^b   Kalm, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b PIC Deutschland GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Exterior; Genetic correlations; Growth; Sow stayability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343570519     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(99)00169-4     Document Type: Article

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