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Quantitative trait loci for magnitude of the plasma cortisol response to confinement in rainbow trout.
Animal genetics - 1 Apr 2014
Quillet E, Krieg F, Dechamp N, Hervet C, Bérard A, Le Roy P, Guyomard R, Prunet P, Pottinger T G
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Better understanding of the mechanisms underlying interindividual variation in stress responses and their links with production traits is a key issue for sustainable animal breeding. In this study, we searched for quantitative trait loci (QTL) controlling the magnitude of the plasma cortisol stress response and compared them to body size traits in five F2 full-sib families issued from two rainbow trout lines...
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