Effect of polymorphisms in four candidate genes for fertility on litter size in a German pig line

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 579-584

  Spotter A ^a   Hamann, H ^a   Muller S ^b   Distl, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b Außenstelle Clausberg ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; GERMANY; LITTER SIZE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GERMANY; LITTER SIZE; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SWINE;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 77956105757     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01304.x     Document Type: Article

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