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An embryo transfer study of reciprocal cross differences in growth and carcass traits of Duroc and Landrace pigs.
Journal of animal science - 1 Aug 1992
Wilken T M, Lo L L, McLaren D G, Fernando R L, Dziuk P J
Abstract excerpt
Reciprocal cross differences have been reported for growth rate and carcass traits in F1 pigs with the Duroc (D) as a parent breed. Such differences are synonymous with maternal effects if effects of sex linkage and genomic imprinting are negligible. In the present study, transfer of embryos (ET) to paternal breed recipients partitioned effects occurring at or before fertilization from postfertilization effects...
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