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Comparison of production traits between pigs with and without the Escherichia coli F4 receptors in a White Duroc x Erhualian intercross F2 population.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jan 2009
Yan X M, Ren J, Huang X, Zhang Z Y, Ouyang J, Zeng W H, Zou Z Z, Yang S J, Yang B, Huang L-S
Abstract excerpt
To evaluate the influence of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) F4 receptors on production traits in pigs, ETEC F4ab, F4ac, and F4ad adhesion phenotypes and 27 traits related to growth, carcass, meat quality, and length of the small intestine in a White Duroc x Erhualian intercross population were measured. Performance data revealed that pigs with the F4ab or F4ac receptor (adhesive phenotypes) had greater...
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