Estimation of dominance variance in purebred Yorkshire swine.

doi:10.2527/1998.762448x

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Estimation of dominance variance in purebred Yorkshire swine.

Journal of animal science - 1 Feb 1998

Culbertson M S, Mabry J W, Misztal I, Gengler N, Bertrand J K, Varona L

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We used 179,485 Yorkshire reproductive and 239,354 Yorkshire growth records to estimate additive and dominance variances by Method Fraktur R. Estimates were obtained for number born alive (NBA), 21-d litter weight (LWT), days to 104.5 kg (DAYS), and backfat at 104.5 kg (BF). The single-trait mode...

Topics

Adipose Tissue
Animals
Body Weight
Female
Genes, Dominant
Genetic Variation
Genomic Imprinting
Inbreeding
Litter Size
Male
Models, Genetic
Models, Statistical
Phenotype
Registries
Reproduction
Swine
United States
Weight Gain

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