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Identification of genetic markers for productive life in commercial sows.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jul 2009
Mote B E, Koehler K J, Mabry J W, Stalder K J, Rothschild M F
Abstract excerpt
Escalating replacement rates and production costs warrant attention on sow productive life (SPL). Increasing average SPL by one-tenth of 1 parity would result in an annual revenue increase of over $15 million in the United States. Research in model organisms has revealed conserved genes and gene...
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