Environmental variation and breed sensitivity for growth rate and backfat depth in pigs

Animal Production Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 61-69

  Li, L ^a   Hermesch, S ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

average daily gain; environment interactions; genotype; linear regression; reaction norms

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GROWTH RATE; PIG; REACTION NORM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 84949558971     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN14066     Document Type: Article

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