Genetic parameters for piglet survival, litter size and birth weight or its variation within litter in sire and dam lines using Bayesian analysis

Livestock Science

Volumn 135, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 215-224

  Kapell, Dagmar N R G ^a   Ashworth, Cheryl J ^a,b   Knap, Pieter W ^c   Roehe, Rainer ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c PIC Germany GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Breeds; Genetic correlations; Heritabilities; Litter size; Piglet survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650803483     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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