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Identification of chromosomal locations associated with tail biting and being a victim of tail-biting behaviour in the domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus).
Journal of applied genetics - 1 Nov 2012
Wilson Kaitlin, Zanella Ricardo, Ventura Carlos, Johansen Hanne Lind, Framstad Tore, Janczak Andrew, Zanella Adroaldo J, Neibergs Holly Louise
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to identify loci associated with tail biting or being a victim of tail biting in Norwegian crossbred pigs using a genome-wide association study with PLINK case-control analysis. DNA was extracted from hair or blood samples collected from 98 trios of crossbred pigs located across Norway. Each trio came from the same pen and consisted of one pig observed to initiate tail biting, one...
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