Genetic correlations and expected response for intramuscular fat content in a Duroc pig line

Livestock Science

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-69

  Solanes, F X ^a,b   Reixach, J ^b   Tor, M ^a   Tibau, J ^c   Estany, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^b Selección Batallé S A   (Spain)

^c IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Growth; Heritability; Litter size; Meat quality; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 67349150703     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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