Association of a single nucleotide polymorphism in the 5′-flanking region of porcine HSP70.2 with backfat thickness in Duroc breed

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 100-103

  Chen, Ming Yu ^a,b   Huang, San Yuan ^a   Lin, En Chung ^a   Hseu, Tzong Hsiung ^a,b   Lee, Wen Chuan ^a  

^a ANIMAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE TAIWAN   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Duroc; Growth Performance; Heat Shock Protein 70; Pigs; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 0037248332     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2003.100     Document Type: Article

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