Genetic correlations between production and semen traits in pig

Animal

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1094-1099

  Wolf, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Boar; Genetic correlation; Pig; Production traits; Semen traits

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 68349142906     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731109004686     Document Type: Article

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