Backtest and novelty behavior of female and castrated male piglets, with diverging social breeding values for growth

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 4589-4597

  Reimert, I ^a   Rodenburg, T B ^a   Ursinus, W W ^a   Duijvesteijn, N ^a,b   Camerlink, I ^a   Kemp, B ^a   Bolhuis, J E ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TOPIGS Research Center IPG   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Backtest; Gender differences; Indirect genetic effects; Novelty behavior; Pigs; Social breeding values

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWINE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BREEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWINE;

EID: 84884797767     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-6673     Document Type: Article

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