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Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A — Animal Science Volume 42, 1992 - Issue 4
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A Genetic Study of Pubertal Age, Litter Traits, Weight Loss during Lactation and Relations to Growth and Leanness in Gilts

Lotta Rydhmer Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Funbo-Lövsta, S-75597, Uppsala, Sweden
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Kjell Johansson Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Funbo-Lövsta, S-75597, Uppsala, Sweden
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Susanne Stern Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Funbo-Lövsta, S-75597, Uppsala, Sweden
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Lena Eliasson-Selling Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Funbo-Lövsta, S-75597, Uppsala, Sweden
Pages 211-219 | Accepted 24 Feb 1992, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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H. Kristina Andersson, Kjell Andersson, Galia Zamaratskaia, Lotta rydhmer, Gang Chen & Kerstin Lundström. (2005) Effect of single-sex or mixed rearing and live weight on performance, technological meat quality and sexual maturity in entire male and female pigs fed raw potato starch. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A — Animal Science 55:2-3, pages 80-90.
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Susanne Stern, Kjell Johansson, Lotta Rydhmer & Kjell Andersson. (1993) Performance Testing of Pigs for Lean Tissue Growth Rate in a Selection Experiment with Low and High Protein Diets: 1. Experimental Design and Efficiency of Selection. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A — Animal Science 43:3, pages 136-143.
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