Mapping QTL in the porcine MHC region affecting fatness and growth traits in a Meishan/Large White composite population

Animal Genetics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-85

  Wei, W H ^a,b   Skinner, T M ^a   Anderson, J A ^a   Southwood, O I ^c   Plastow, G ^c,d   Archibald, A L ^a   Haley, C S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c GENUS PLC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

association; growth rate; identity by descent; pig; quantitative trait loci; subcutaneous fat depth; variance component analysis

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MEAT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BREEDING; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MEAT; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SUS SCROFA;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 78651411126     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02062.x     Document Type: Article

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