Variance components for survival of piglets at farrowing using a reduced animal model

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 359-370

  White, Ian M S ^a   Roehe, Rainer ^b   Knap, Pieter W ^c   Brotherstone, Sue ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c PIC International Group   (Germany)

Author keywords

Piglet survival; Reduced animal model

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; PIG; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; SURVIVAL; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BREEDING; FEMALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PREGNANCY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33745824948     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: 12979686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2006009     Document Type: Article

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