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A Genome-Wide Association Study in Large White and Landrace Pig Populations for Number Piglets Born Alive

The number of piglets born alive (NBA) per litter is one of the most important traits in pig breeding due to its influence on production efficiency. It is difficult to improve NBA because the heritability of the trait is low and it is governed by a high number of loci with low to moderate effects. T...

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Autores principales: Bergfelder-Drüing, Sarah, Grosse-Brinkhaus, Christine, Lind, Bianca, Erbe, Malena, Schellander, Karl, Simianer, Henner, Tholen, Ernst
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4363374/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25781935
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117468