Reproduction in farm animals in an era of rapid genetic change: Will genetic change outpace our knowledge of physiology?

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL.4, 2012, Pages 313-319

  Foxcroft, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; LITTER SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SELECTION, GENETIC; SWINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84864310068     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02091.x     Document Type: Article

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