Estimation of genetic parameters on test stations using purebred and crossbred progeny of sires of the Bavarian Piétrain

Livestock Science

Volumn 107, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 142-151

  Habier, D ^a,b   Gotz K U ^b   Dempfle, L ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Institute of Animal Breeding   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breeding value estimation; Crossbred pigs; Genetic parameters; Halothan locus; Purebred pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 33847160646     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.09.012     Document Type: Article

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