Evaluation of effects of multiple candidate genes (LEP, LEPR, MC4R, PIK3C3, and VRTN) on production traits in Duroc pigs

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 198-206

  Hirose, Kensuke ^a   Ito, Tetsuya ^a   Fukawa, Kazuo ^a   Arakawa, Aisaku ^b   Mikawa, Satoshi ^b   Hayashi, Yoichi ^c   Tanaka, Kazuaki ^d  

^a Central Research Institute for Feed and Livestock ZEN NOH   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c Central Research Institute for Feed and Livestock ZEN NOH   (Japan)

^d AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

AIC; Closed nucleus breeding system; Duroc; Multiple gene effect

Indexed keywords

GENETIC MARKER; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; GENETIC MARKERS; LEPTIN; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASES; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN; SWINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84894830739     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/asj.12134     Document Type: Article

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