Growth performance and carcass traits in pigs selected for indirect genetic effects on growth rate in two environments

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2612-2619

  Camerlink, I ^a   Bolhuis, J E ^a   Duijvesteijn, N ^a,b   Van Arendonk, J A M ^a   Bijma, P ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TOPIGS Research Center IPG   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Genotype by environment; Growth; Housing; Indirect genetic effect; Pig; Production

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIG; WEANING;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SELECTION, GENETIC; SWINE; WEANING;

EID: 84901597976     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-7220     Document Type: Article

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