Correlated responses of pre- And postweaning growth and backfat thickness to six generations of selection for ovulation rate or prenatal survival in French Large White pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3209-3217

  Rosendo, A ^a,b   Canario, L ^a   Druet, T ^a   Gogue J ^a   Bidanel, J P ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b INRA UE332 Domaine de Galle ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Genetic parameter; Growth; Ovulation rate; Pig; Prenatal survival; Selection experiment

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; FETAL WELL BEING; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LITTER SIZE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OVULATION; SWINE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; FETAL VIABILITY; LITTER SIZE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OVULATION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SWINE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 37049036123     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0106     Document Type: Article

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