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Genome-wide association studies uncover genes associated with litter traits in the pig.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Dec 2022
Zhao Y X, Gao G X, Zhou Y, Guo C X, Li B, El-Ashram S, Li Z L
Abstract excerpt
Litter traits are critical economic variables in the pig industry as they represent a production indicator that can serve to determine sow fertility. In this study, a genome-wide association study on litter traits, including total number born (TNB), number born alive (NBA), litter birth weight (LBW), average birth weight (ABW), and piglet uniformity (PU), was carried out on two pig breeds (Yorkshire and...
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