Estimation of variance components, genetic parameters and genetic trends for litter size of swines Estimação de parâmetros genéticos, componentes de variância e tendências genéticas em tamanho de leitegada de suínos

Records of Large White breed animals were used to estimate variance components, genetic parameters and trends for the character total number of born piglets (TNBP) as measure of litter size. For obtaining variance components and genetic parameters, it was used the Restricted Maximum Likelihood Metho...

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Main Authors: Leandro Barbosa, Paulo Sávio Lopes, Adair José Regazzi, Robledo de Almeida Torres, Mário Luiz Santana Júnior, Renata Veroneze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2010-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982010001000008