Identification of genetic markers associated with fatness and leg weakness traits in the pig

Animal Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 967-970

  Fan, B ^a,b   Onteru, S K ^a   Nikkila M T ^a   Stalder, K J ^a   Rothschild, M F ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Association; Fatness; Genetic marker; Leg weakness; Pig

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; LIMB; MEAT; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; EXTREMITIES; GENETIC MARKERS; MEAT; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SUS SCROFA; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 70449393771     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01932.x     Document Type: Article

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