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Genome-wide association study reveals regions associated with gestation length in two pig populations.
Animal genetics - 1 Apr 2016
Hidalgo A M, Lopes M S, Harlizius B, Bastiaansen J W M
Abstract excerpt
Reproduction traits, such as gestation length (GLE), play an important role in dam line breeding in pigs. The objective of our study was to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that are associated with GLE in two pig populations. Genotypes and deregressed breeding values were available for 2081 Dutch Landrace-based (DL) and 2301 Large White-based (LW) pigs. We identified two QTL regions for GLE, one in...
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