Quantitative trait loci for production traits in pigs: A combined analysis of two Meishan x Large White populations

Animal Genetics

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 486-495

  Guo, Y M ^a,b,c   Lee, G J ^a   Archibald, A L ^a   Haley, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b JIANGXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fat; Growth rate; Mapping; QTL; Swine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENOME; MALE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SUS SCROFA;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 52449111813     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2008.01756.x     Document Type: Article

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