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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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia
2010-10-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982010001000008 |