Quantitative trait loci for litter size and prenatal loss in a White Duroc × Chinese Erhualian resource population

Animal Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 963-966

  Li, K ^a   Ren, J ^a   Xing, Y ^a   Zhang, Z ^a   Ma, J ^a   Guo, Y ^a   Huang, L ^a  

^a JIANGXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Litter size; Pig; Prenatal loss; Quantitative trait loci

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CROSS BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SWINE; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; CROSSES, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SWINE;

SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 70449365600     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01931.x     Document Type: Article

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