Factors associated with sow stayability in 6 genotypes

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3486-3492

  Knauer, M ^a   Stalder, K J ^a   Serenius, T ^a   Baas, T J ^a   Berger, P J ^a   Karriker, L ^a   Goodwin, R N ^b,g   Johnson, R K ^c   Mabry, J W ^a   Miller, R K ^d   Robison, O W ^e   Tokach, M D ^f  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PORK BOARD   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Goodwin Family Farms   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic; Longevity; Sow; Stayability

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LONGEVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; LONGEVITY; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 77956003004     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2319     Document Type: Article

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