Multidirectional sexual dimorphism for the live weight in domestic pigs
In mammals, males are typically larger and heavier than females. In particular, the average weight of wild boar females is about 80% of that of the males. In a vast majority of domestic swine populations (breeds, populations of breeding groups), this value varies from 70 to 91% (the central value of...
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| Language: | English |
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Institute of Cytology and Genetics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Vavilovskij Žurnal Genetiki i Selekcii |
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| Online Access: | https://vavilov.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/455 |