Heritabilities and genetic correlations for litter size and semen traits in Czech Large White and Landrace pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2893-2903

  Wolf, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Genetic parameter; Litter size trait; Pig; Semen trait

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; GENETICS; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LITTER SIZE; MALE; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 77956000214     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2555     Document Type: Article

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