Estimation of Genetic and Phenotypic Covariance Functions for Body Weight as Longitudinal Data of SD-II Swine Line |
Liu, Wenzhong
(College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University)
Cao, Guoqing (College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University) Zhou, Zhongxiao (College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University) Zhang, Guixian (College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University) |
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