Genotype by environment interaction for litter size in pigs as quantified by reaction norms analysis

Animal

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1742-1747

  Knap, P W ^a   Su, G ^b  

^a PIC International Group   (Germany)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Environmental sensitivity; Genotype environment interaction; Litter size; Pigs; Reaction norm

Indexed keywords

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4; SUIDAE;

EID: 56649099238     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731108003145     Document Type: Article

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