Selection for litter size in pigs. II. Efficiency of closed and open selection lines*
<p>Abstract</p> <p>A selection experiment on litter size in the pig was carried on for seventeen generations in an Inra experimental herd. The founder population was made up of 10 males and 120 females from the Large White breed. Selection was first performed for ten generations in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
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BMC
2001-09-01
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Series: | Genetics Selection Evolution |
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Online Access: | http://www.gsejournal.org/content/33/5/515 |