Genetic and phenotypic relationships of farrowing and weaning survival to birth and placental weights in pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-40

  Mesa, H ^a   Safranski, T J ^a   Cammack, K M ^a   Weaber, R L ^a   Lamberson, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Genetic parameter; Pig; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33748849448     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2006.84132x     Document Type: Article

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