Prediction of genetic growth curves in pigs

Animal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 475-481

  Haraldsen, M ^a   Odegard J ^a,c   Olsen, D ^b   Vangen, O ^a   Ranberg, I M A ^b   Meuwissen, T H E ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Norsvin   (Norway)

^c NOFIMA   (Norway)

Author keywords

Genetic growth curves; Longitudinal data analysis; Performance testing; Pig breeding; Random regression models

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 68349131213     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731108003807     Document Type: Article

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