Search for dissertations about: "Thu Le Hong"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Thu Le Hong.

2. 1. Breeding for robust sows : association between leg conformation, fertility and sow stayability

   Author : Thu Le Hong; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
   Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the possibility to breed for robust sows by improving the leg quality and conformation traits. The specific goals were to estimate the genetic correlations between leg conformation, reproduction and longevity in Swedish and Danish sows; and to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) as well as possible causal genes underlying leg conformation traits in pigs. READ MORE