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Genetic linkage mapping of quantitative trait loci for behavioral and neuroendocrine stress response traits in pigs.
Journal of animal science - 1 Sept 2002
Désautés C, Bidanelt J P, Milant D, Iannuccelli N, Amigues Y, Bourgeois F, Caritez J C, Renard C, Chevalet C, Mormède P
Abstract excerpt
A QTL analysis of behavioral and neuroendocrine responses to a "novel environment" stress was conducted in a three-generation experimental cross between Meishan and Large White pig breeds. A total of 186 F2 males and 182 F2 females were studied for their behavioral and neuroendocrine reactivity to a novel environment test at 6 wk of age. Locomotion, vocalization, and defecation rate, as well as exploration time,...
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