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Genomic architecture of carcass and pork traits and their association with immune capacity.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Jan 2024
Jové-Juncà T, Crespo-Piazuelo D, González-Rodríguez O, Pascual M, Hernández-Banqué C, Reixach J, Quintanilla R, Ballester M
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Carcass and pork traits have traditionally been considered of prime importance in pig breeding programmes. However, the changing conditions in modern farming, coupled with antimicrobial resistance issues, are raising the importance of health and robustness-related traits. Here, we explore the genetic architecture of carcass and pork traits and their relationship with immunity phenotypes in a commercial Duroc pig...
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