Bayesian analysis of genetic associations of skin lesions and behavioural traits to identify genetic components of individual aggressiveness in pigs

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-75

  Turner, S P ^a   Roehe, R ^a   Mekkawy, W ^b   Farnworth, M J ^a,c   Knap, P W ^d   Lawrence, A B ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^c UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^d PIC International Group   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggression; Behaviour; Genetic correlation; Lesion score; Pig

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSIVENESS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PARAMETERS; GENETIC SELECTION; HERITABILITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; SKIN DEFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWINE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; SKIN DISEASES; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 38349084462     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-007-9171-2     Document Type: Article

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