Genetic parameters for growth traits in pigs estimated using third degree polynomial functions
A total of 8745 purebred Yorkshire and Landrace pigs extracted from Finnish progeny test station data was analysed. The pigs were weighed weekly during the test. A third degree polynomial function, age = f(weight), was fitted separately for each pig and was used to describe the growth patterns of in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland
2008-12-01
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| Series: | Agricultural and Food Science |
| Online Access: | https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/5552 |