Association between RBP4 gene polymorphism and reproductive traits in polish sows

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 10, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 2639-2641

  Terman, Arkadiusz ^a   Kmiec, Marek ^a   Polasik, Daniel ^a   Rybarczyk, Artur ^a  

^a WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Genotype; Polish; Polymorphism; Rbp4; Reproductive traits; Sows

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872150297     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2011.2639.2641     Document Type: Article

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