Detection of quantitative trait loci for androstenone, skatole and boar taint in a cross between Large White and Meishan pigs

Animal Genetics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 14-22

  Lee, G J ^a   Archibald, A L ^a   Law, A S ^a   Lloyd, S ^a   Wood, J ^b   Haley, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Androstenone; Boar taint; Pigs; Quantitative trait loci; Skatole

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTERONE; SKATOLE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CHROMOSOME MAP; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MEAT; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; STANDARD; SWINE;

ANDROSTERONE; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; ODORS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SKATOLE; SWINE;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 13844311683     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2004.01214.x     Document Type: Article

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