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Additive and Dominance Genomic Analysis for Litter Size in Purebred and Crossbred Iberian Pigs.
Genes - 22 Dec 2021
Srihi Houssemeddine, Noguera José Luis, Topayan Victoria, Martín de Hijas Melani, Ibañez-Escriche Noelia, Casellas Joaquim, Vázquez-Gómez Marta, Martínez-Castillero María, Rosas Juan Pablo, Varona Luis
Abstract excerpt
INGA FOOD S. A., as a Spanish company that produces and commercializes fattened pigs, has produced a hybrid Iberian sow called CASTÚA by crossing the Retinto and Entrepelado varieties. The selection of the parental populations is based on selection criteria calculated from purebred information, under the assumption that the genetic correlation between purebred and crossbred performance is high; however, these...
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