Genetic (co)variances and breeding value estimation of Gompertz growth curve parameters in Finnish Yorkshire boars, gilts and barrows

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 168-175

  Koivula, M ^a   Sevon Aimonen M L ^a   Stranden I ^a   Matilainen, K ^a   Serenius, T ^a   Stalder, K J ^b   Mantysaari E A ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gompertz; Growth curve; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; STATISTICS; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; FINLAND; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; ORCHIECTOMY; SUS SCROFA; WEIGHT GAIN;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4; SUIDAE;

EID: 43949124137     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2008.00726.x     Document Type: Article

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