Direct and associative effects for androstenone and genetic correlations with backfat and growth in entire male pigs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2465-2475

  Duijvesteijn, N ^a,b   Knol, E F ^a   Bijma, P ^a  

^a Institute for Pig Genetics (IPG)   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Androstenone; Associative effects; Boar taint; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTERONE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANDROSTERONE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWINE;

EID: 84882716340     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4625     Document Type: Article

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