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Effects of prolactin receptor genotype on the litter size of Mangalica.
Acta veterinaria Hungarica - 1 Jun 2011
Tempfli Károly, Farkas Gergely, Simon Zsolt, Bali Papp Agnes
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to detect different alleles of the prolactin receptor (PRLR) gene and to examine their effects on the litter size of the indigenous Hungarian pig, the Mangalica. G1789A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) was investigated as a candidate for litter size. Samples from 80 purebred Mangalica sows and data of their 335 litters were provided by Olmos & Tóth Ltd. Hair follicles were used to...
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