Effect of genetic groups on the efficiency of selection in pigs

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 213-222

  Peškovičová, Dana ^a   Groeneveld, Eildert ^b   Wolf, Jochen ^c  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUT FÜR TIERZUCHT   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Genetic groups; Multitrait animal model; Pigs; Production traits; Selection efficiency; Selection loss

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 2942594720     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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