The use of genetic markers to improve fertility and health traits in the pig production;Einsatzmöglichkeiten genetischer marker zur steigerung der fruchtbarkeit und gesundheit in der schweineproduktion

Deutsche Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 255-265

  Steinheuer, R ^a   Drogemuller C ^a   Hamann, H ^a   Distl, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Candidate genes; Fertility; Gene effects; Marker assisted selection; Pig

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; FERTILITY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOTYPE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION (GENETICS); SWINE;

EID: 1642461019     PISSN: 03416593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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