Genetic relationships among production traits and rebreeding performance.

doi:10.2527/1997.75151x

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Genetic relationships among production traits and rebreeding performance.

Journal of animal science - 1 Jan 1997

ten Napel J, Johnson R

Abstract excerpt

We studied effects of selection for increased daily gain, reduced backfat, increased number of piglets born alive, and increased 21-d litter weight on interval from weaning to farrowing (IWF) of two commercial populations of purebred Large White (LW) and Landrace (LR) lines with each represented...

Topics

Aging
Algorithms
Animals
Body Composition
Body Weight
Breeding
Female
Male
Phenotype
Regression Analysis
Reproduction
Selection, Genetic
Swine
Time Factors
Weaning
Weight Gain

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