Analysis of the genetics of boar taint reveals both single SNPs and regional effects

BACKGROUND: Boar taint is an offensive urine or faecal-like odour, affecting the smell and taste of cooked pork from some mature non-castrated male pigs. Androstenone and skatole in fat are the molecules responsible. In most pig production systems, males, which are not required for breeding, are cas...

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Autores principales: Rowe, Suzanne J, Karacaören, Burak, de Koning, Dirk-Jan, Lukic, Boris, Hastings-Clark, Nicola, Velander, Ingela, Haley, Chris S, Archibald, Alan L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4059876/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24894739
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-424

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4059876/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24894739
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-424

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