Genetic associations for gilt growth, compositional, and structural soundness traits with sow longevity and lifetime reproductive performance

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1570-1579

  Nikkila M T ^a   Stalder, K J ^a   Mote, B E ^a   Rothschild, M F ^a   Gunsett, F C ^b   Johnson, A K ^a   Karriker, L A ^a   Boggess, M V ^c   Serenius, T V ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Newsham Choice Genetics   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PORK BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Censoring; Genetic parameter; Lifetime reproduction; Sow; Structural soundness

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LONGEVITY; PEDIGREE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REPRODUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWINE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; LONGEVITY; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PEDIGREE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; REPRODUCTION; SWINE;

EID: 84882606205     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5723     Document Type: Article

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