Genetic parameters for litter size of different parities in Duroc, Landrace, and large white sows.

doi:10.2527/1994.7292237x

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Genetic parameters for litter size of different parities in Duroc, Landrace, and large white sows.

Journal of animal science - 1 Sept 1994

Irgang R, Fávero J A, Kennedy B W

Abstract excerpt

Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed for litter size born alive and at 21 d in Duroc, Landrace, and Large White sows raised in southern Brazil. Variance and covariance components were estimated for first, second, and third parities, and for different sets of parities using DFREML u...

Topics

Analysis of Variance
Animals
Brazil
Breeding
Female
Genetic Variation
Litter Size
Parity
Pregnancy
Swine

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