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Large-scale association study for structural soundness and leg locomotion traits in the pig

BACKGROUND: Identification and culling of replacement gilts with poor skeletal conformation and feet and leg (FL) unsoundness is an approach used to reduce sow culling and mortality rates in breeding stock. Few candidate genes related to soundness traits have been identified in the pig. METHODS: In...

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Autores principales: Fan, Bin, Onteru, Suneel K, Mote, Benny E, Serenius, Timo, Stalder, Kenneth J, Rothschild, Max F
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2657774/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19284518
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1297-9686-41-14