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Whole Genome Association Studies of Residual Feed Intake and Related Traits in the Pig

BACKGROUND: Residual feed intake (RFI), a measure of feed efficiency, is the difference between observed feed intake and the expected feed requirement predicted from growth and maintenance. Pigs with low RFI have reduced feed costs without compromising their growth. Identification of genes or geneti...

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Autores principales: Onteru, Suneel K., Gorbach, Danielle M., Young, Jennifer M., Garrick, Dorian J., Dekkers, Jack C. M., Rothschild, Max F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3694077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23840294
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061756