Selection potential of different prolificacy traits in the Finnish Landrace and Large White populations

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-43

  Serenius, T ^a   Sevon Aimonen M L ^a   Kause, A ^a   Mantysaari E A ^a   Maki Tanila A ^a  

^a ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Age at first farrowing; Correlation; Farrowing interval; Gestation length; Heritability; Litter size; Piglet mortality; Piglet survival

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 2442547463     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700310019082     Document Type: Article

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