Genetic parameters and trends for production and reproduction traits of a Landrace herd in China

The objectives of this study were to estimate the genetic parameters and the breeding progress in a Landrace herd in China, and to predict the potential benefits by applying new breeding technology. Hereby, the performance records from a Landrace swine herd in China, composing over 33 000 pigs born...

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Main Authors: Zhe ZHANG, Hao ZHANG, Rong-yang PAN, Long WU, Ya-lan LI, Zan-mou CHEN, Geng-yuan CAI, Jia-qi LI, Zhen-fang WU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-05-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311915611054