Article
Relationship of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-1 genotypes with growth and carcass traits in swine.
Animal genetics - 1 Apr 1997
Casas-Carrillo E, Prill-Adams A, Price S G, Clutter A C, Kirkpatrick B W
Abstract excerpt
The contribution of chromosomal regions linked to growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) loci to variation in preweaning average daily gain, postweaning average daily gain (ADG), 10th rib backfat, loin-eye area and muscle pH were evaluated. Offspring of four purebred sires (...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Body Constitution
- Chromosome Mapping
- Crosses, Genetic
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Genetic Markers
- Genotype
- Growth Hormone
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
- Male
- Mice
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Swine
- Weight Gain