Investigation of the effect of missense mutations in AHR and DNAH11 on feed conversion ratio and average daily residual feed intake in Duroc, Landrace and Yorkshire pigs.

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Feed efficiency (FE) in pigs is an important factor in the profitability of pig farming operations. It refers to the ability of a pig to convert the feed it consumes into body weight. We used two metrics to measure FE: feed conversion ratio and average daily residual feed intake. A previous genome-wide association study and transcriptome study in crossbred pigs identified two QTL regions on SSC9 associated with...

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