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Optimal definition of contemporary groups for crossbred pigs in a joint purebred and crossbred genetic evaluation

In the pig industry, purebred animals are raised in nucleus herds and selected to produce crossbred progeny to perform in commercial environments. Crossbred and purebred performances are different, correlated traits. All purebreds in a pen have their performance assessed together at the end of a per...

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Autores principales: Steyn, Yvette, Lourenco, Daniela A, Chen, Ching-Yi, Valente, Bruno D, Holl, Justin, Herring, William O, Misztal, Ignacy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7799581/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33313883
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa396