Genetic correlations between lean growth and litter traits in U.S. Yorkshire, Duroc, Hampshire, and Landrace pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1700-1705

  Chen, P ^a   Baas, T J ^a,c   Mabry, J W ^a   Koehler, K J ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic Correlations; Growth; Leanness; Litter Traits; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LITTER SIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWINE; WEANING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, GENETIC; SWINE; VARIATION (GENETICS); WEANING;

EID: 0642283753     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.8171700x     Document Type: Article

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