QTL and candidate genes for fecundity in sows

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 95, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 167-183

  Buske, Bernd ^a   Sternstein, Ina ^a   Brockmann, Gudrun ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Candidate gene approach; Cytogenetic map; Fecundity; Pigs; QTL analysis; Reproductive traits

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BREEDING; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME MAP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; LITTER SIZE; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHORT SURVEY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LINKAGE (GENETICS); LITTER SIZE; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33747349520     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.12.015     Document Type: Short Survey

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