Article
A defect in dystrophin causes a novel porcine stress syndrome.
BMC genomics - 12 Jun 2012
Nonneman Dan J, Brown-Brandl Tami, Jones Shuna A, Wiedmann Ralph T, Rohrer Gary A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Losses of slaughter-weight pigs due to transport stress are both welfare and economic concerns to pork producers. Historically, the HAL-1843 mutation in ryanodine receptor 1 was considered responsible for most of the losses; however, DNA testing has effectively eliminated this mutation from commercial herds. We identified two sibling barrows in the USMARC swine herd that died from apparent symptoms of...
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