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Genome-wide epistatic interactions of litter size at birth in Chinese indigenous pigs.
Animal genetics - 1 Oct 2021
Chen Z, Li Y, Zhang Z, Zhao W, Zhang Z, Xiang Y, Wang Q, Pan Y, Guo X, Wang Z
Abstract excerpt
Improving litter size at birth (TNB) and the number of piglets born alive (NBA) are the main breeding goals related to litter traits, which are economically important. A better understanding of genetic architecture underlying TNB and NBA traits could increase pig production efficiency. However, most previous studies on these traits focus on additive genetic effects, while epistatic interactions underlying TNB and...
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