Selection for litter size at day five to improve litter size at weaning and piglet survival rate

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1385-1392

  Su, G ^a   Lund, M S ^a   Sorensen, D ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Genetic correlation; Heritability; Litter size; Mortality; Survival

Indexed keywords

SIMIAN VIRUS 5;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SURVIVAL RATE; SWINE; TIME; WEANING;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; SELECTION (GENETICS); SURVIVAL RATE; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS); WEANING;

EID: 34249856200     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-631     Document Type: Article

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