Genetic parameters for haemoglobin levels in pigs and iron content in pork

Genetic parameters were obtained for iron content in m. longissimus dorsi (2255 records) and haemoglobin levels recorded at 5 (4974 records) and 21 (2405 records) weeks of age in two sire lines from September 2009 until January 2011. The measure of iron in pork was the mean of two replicates. Geneti...

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Main Authors: S. Hermesch, R.M. Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
pig
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731112001310