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Estimation of variances for gametic effects on litter size in Yorkshire and Landrace swine.
Journal of animal science - 1 Sept 2003
Stella A, Stalder K J, Saxton A M, Boettcher P J
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to test for effects of gametic imprinting on litter size in swine by estimating variances for parent-specific gametic effects. Data were 64,047 and 137,009 multiparous records of number born alive for the U.S. Landrace and Yorkshire breeds, respectively. The statistical model included fixed effects of parity number and herd, and random effects of herd-year-season, mate, permanent...
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