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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 in two farms. The analysis took into account that normal and prolonged intervals could be distinguished. Distributions...
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