Identification of new semen trait-related candidate genes in Duroc boars through genome-wide association and weighted gene co-expression network analyses.

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Semen traits are crucial in commercial pig production since semen from boars is widely used in artificial insemination for both purebred and crossbred pig production. Revealing the genetic architecture of semen traits potentially promotes the efficiencies of improving semen traits through artificial selection. This study is aimed to identify candidate genes related to the semen traits in Duroc boars. First, we...

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• Genome-Wide Association Study
• Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
• Semen
• Semen Analysis
• Sperm Count