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Effects of porcine MC4R and LEPR polymorphisms, gender and Duroc sire line on economic traits in Duroc × Iberian crossbred pigs.
Meat science - 1 May 2011
Muñoz G, Alcázar E, Fernández A, Barragán C, Carrasco A, de Pedro E, Silió L, Sánchez J L, Rodríguez M C
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphisms MC4R c.1426 A>G (p.Asp298Asn) and LEPR c.2002 C>T (p.Leu663Phe) have been associated in pigs with feed intake, growth and fatness. Our aims were to analyze how these polymorphisms influence production and quality traits in Duroc × Iberian crossbred pigs, and moreover evaluate how the effects of gender and Duroc line were affecting these traits. Significant effects of gender, Duroc sire line and LEPR...
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