Article
Feed intake, average daily gain, feed efficiency, and real-time ultrasound traits in Duroc pigs: II. Genomewide association.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jul 2014
Jiao S, Maltecca C, Gray K A, Cassady J P
Abstract excerpt
Efficient use of feed resources has become a clear challenge for the U.S. pork industry as feed costs continue to be the largest variable expense. The availability of the Illumina Porcine60K BeadChip has greatly facilitated whole-genome association studies to identify chromosomal regions harboring genes influencing those traits. The current study aimed at identifying genomic regions associated with variation in...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
