Direct and maternal influences on the early growth, fattening performance, and carcass traits of pigs

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 199-212

  Solanes, F X ^a   Grandinson, K ^a   Rydhmer, L ^a   Stern, S ^a   Andersson, K ^a   Lundeheim, N ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Backfat; Genetic variation; Heritability; Pig weight; Swine

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 2942598761     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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