[Possible uses of genetic markers for improving fertility and health in swine production].

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Selection with regard to breeding aims can take into consideration the genotype with its effects besides the phenotype--meaning the externally visible or measurable traits. The phenotype expression of a trait depends on the underlying genotype that is modulated by environmental influences. Selection using phenotypic traits leads inevitable to inaccuracies as the genotypic effects can only be distinguished from...

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