Article
Consequences of elimination of the Rendement Napole allele from Danish Hampshire.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Jun 2011
Closter A M, Guldbrandtsen B, Henryon M, Nielsen B, Berg P
Abstract excerpt
An elimination programme was carried out to remove the dominant Rendement Napole mutation (RN(-) ) from Danish Hampshire pigs. We reasoned that during and after the elimination of the RN(-) allele, genetic gain of production traits decreased while rate of inbreeding in the population increased co...
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