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Genome-wide association analysis for growth, muscularity and meat quality in Piétrain pigs.
Animal genetics - 1 Jun 2014
Stratz P, Wellmann R, Preuss S, Wimmers K, Bennewitz J
Abstract excerpt
Improvement in growth and meat quality is one of the main objectives in sire line pig breeding programmes. Mapping quantitative trait loci for these traits using experimental crosses and a linkage-based approach has been performed frequently in the past. The Piétrain breed often was involved as a founder breed to establish the experimental crosses. This breed was selected for muscularity and leanness but shows...
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