Responses to 19 generations of litter size selection in the Nebraska Index line. I. Reproductive responses estimated in pure line and crossbred litters

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1000-1006

  Petry, D B ^a   Johnson, R K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b A218 Animal Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Crossbreeding; Litter Size; Reproduction; Selection

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 2342649482     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ansci/82.4.1000     Document Type: Article

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