Genetic parameters and halothane genotype effect for residual feed intake in Piétrain growing pigs

Livestock Science

Volumn 142, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 203-209

  Saintilan, R ^a   Merour I ^b   Schwob, S ^b   Sellier, P ^a   Bidanel, J ^b   Gilbert, H ^a,c  

^a UMR1313 GÉNÉTIQUE ANIMALE ET BIOLOGIE INTÉGRATIVE   (France)

^b Institut Technique du Porc   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Halothane gene; Pi train; Pig; Production traits; Residual feed intake

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 80655124606     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2011.07.013     Document Type: Article

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