Genotype-environment interactions for growth and carcass traits in different pig breeds kept under conventional and organic production systems

Animal

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 535-544

  Brandt, H ^a   Werner, D N ^a   Baulain, U ^b   Brade, W ^c   Weissmann, F ^d  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^c Chamber of Agriculture (LWK) Lower Saxony   (Germany)

^d Institute of Agricultural Climate Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carcass traits; Genotype environment interactions; Growth traits; Organic pig production

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 77951256300     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731109991509     Document Type: Article

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