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Genome-wide association study of bone mineral density trait among three pig breeds.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Dec 2020
Jiang B, Wang M, Tang Z, Du X, Feng S, Ma G, Ye D, Cheng H, Wang H, Liu X
Abstract excerpt
Leg weakness (LW) issues are a great concern for pig breeding industry. And it also has a serious impact on animal welfare. To dissect the genetic architecture of limb-and-hoof firmness in commercial pigs, a genome-wide association study was conducted on bone mineral density (BMD) in three sow populations, including Duroc, Landrace and Yorkshire. The BMD data were obtained by ultrasound technology from 812 pigs...
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