Genomic selection in pigs: State of the art and perspectives

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 211-232

  Samorè, Antonia Bianca ^a   Fontanesi, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Field data; Genomic selection; Genomics; Pig breeding; Simulation data

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010972018     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1828051X.2016.1172034     Document Type: Review

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