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Behavioural genetic differences between Chinese and European pigs.
Journal of genetics - 1 Sept 2017
Chu Qingpo, Liang Tingting, Fu Lingling, Li Huizhi, Zhou Bo
Abstract excerpt
Aggression is a heritable trait and genetically related to neurotransmitter-related genes. Behavioural characteristics of some pig breeds are different. To compare the genetic differences between breeds, backtest and aggressive behaviour assessments, and genotyped using Sequenom iPLEX platform were performed in 50 Chinese indigenous Mi pigs and 100 landrace-large white (LLW) cross pigs with 32 SNPs localized in...
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