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Systems genomics study reveals expression quantitative trait loci, regulator genes and pathways associated with boar taint in pigs
Boar taint is an offensive odour and/or taste from a proportion of non-castrated male pigs caused by skatole and androstenone accumulation during sexual maturity. Castration is widely used to avoid boar taint but is currently under debate because of animal welfare concerns. This study aimed to ident...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5811030/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29438444 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192673 |