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Genetics of the interval from weaning to estrus in first-litter sows: correlated responses.
Journal of animal science - 1 Apr 1998
ten Napel J, Meuwissen T H, Johnson R K, Brascamp E W
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to evaluate relationships between rebreeding performance and growth performance (n = 3,777 gilts) and rebreeding performance and reproductive performance (n = 2,242 sows). Our data were from a selection experiment for shorter intervals from weaning to estrus after the first parity (IWE), involving Dutch Landrace pigs, in which a selection line and a control line without selection...
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