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Genetic determinants of pig birth weight variability
BACKGROUND: Piglet birth weight variability, a trait also known as the within-litter homogeneity of birth weight, reflects the sow’s prolificacy, because it is positively genetically correlated with preweaning mortality but negatively correlated with the mean growth of piglets during sucking. In add...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4895286/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26822294 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12863-015-0309-6 |