Genetic parameters for maternal behaviour traits in sows

Livestock Science

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-41

  Gade S ^a   Bennewitz, J ^a   Kirchner, K ^b   Looft, H ^b   Knap, P W ^b   Thaller, G ^a   Kalm, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b PIC Germany ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Genetic parameters; Maternal behaviour; Sow; Threshold model

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 40349103580     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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