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Andy Robinson
Back to facultyAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Animal BiosciencesUniversity of Guelph
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Latest papers
Estimation of direct and maternal genetic parameters for individual birth weight, weaning weight, and probe weight in Yorkshire and Landrace pigs1
Journal of Animal Science · 2018 · senior author
1 publications.
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Estimation of direct and maternal genetic parameters for individual birth weight, weaning weight, and probe weight in Yorkshire and Landrace pigs1
Kristen Alves, Flávio Schramm Schenkel, Luiz F. Brito, Andy Robinson
Journal of Animal Science201840 citationsSenior authorOpen Access
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