Estimation of genetic associations between reproduction and production traits based on a sire and dam line with common ancestry

Genetic parameters for survival, reproduction and production traits were estimated for a sire and dam line, originating from one Large White breed separated more than 25 years ago. The change in parameters due to different selection pressure on reproduction and production traits in both lines was al...

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Main Authors: D.N.R.G. Kapell, C.J. Ashworth, G.A. Walling, A.B. Lawrence, S.A. Edwards, R. Roehe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731109990279