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Association of HPA axis-related genetic variation with stress reactivity and aggressive behaviour in pigs.
BMC genetics - 9 Aug 2010
Muráni Eduard, Ponsuksili Siriluck, D'Eath Richard B, Turner Simon P, Kurt Esra, Evans Gary, Thölking Ludger, Klont Ronald, Foury Aline, Mormède Pierre, Wimmers Klaus
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BACKGROUND: Stress, elicited for example by aggressive interactions, has negative effects on various biological functions including immune defence, reproduction, growth, and, in livestock, on product quality. Stress response and aggressiveness are mutually interrelated and show large interindividual variation, partly attributable to genetic factors. In the pig little is known about the molecular-genetic...
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