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Identification of quantitative trait loci affecting reproduction in pigs.
Journal of animal science - 1 Mar 2001
Cassady J P, Johnson R K, Pomp D, Rohrer G A, Van Vleck L D, Spiegel E K, Gilson K M
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this research was to identify chromosomal regions harboring QTL affecting reproduction in pigs. A three-generation resource population was developed by crossing low-indexing pigs from a randomly selected control line (C) with high-indexing pigs of a line selected for increased index of ovulation rate and embryonic survival (I). Differences between Lines I and C at Generation 10 were 6.7 ova and...
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