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gBLUP-GWAS identifies candidate genes, signaling pathways, and putative functional polymorphisms for age at puberty in gilts.
Journal of animal science - 3 Jan 2023
Wijesena Hiruni R, Nonneman Dan J, Snelling Warren M, Rohrer Gary A, Keel Brittney N, Lents Clay A
Abstract excerpt
Successful development of replacement gilts determines their reproductive longevity and lifetime productivity. Selection for reproductive longevity is challenging due to low heritability and expression late in life. In pigs, age at puberty is the earliest known indicator for reproductive longevity and gilts that reach puberty earlier have a greater probability of producing more lifetime litters. Failure of gilts...
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