Genetic parameters and responses of performance and body composition traits in pigs selected for high and low growth rate on a fixed ration over a set time

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 199-213

  Nguyen, Nguyen Hong ^a,c   McPhee, Cameron P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Animal Research Institute   (Australia)

^c Institute of Agricultural Sciences   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Divergent selection; Genetic responses; Growth; Pig; Restricted feeding

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLY; GENETICS; GROWTH RATE; PIG; SELECTIVE BREEDING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MEAT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; QUEENSLAND; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SUS SCROFA;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 14844318579     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2004044     Document Type: Article

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