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Novel quantitative trait loci for chemical body composition traits in pigs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

C. Duthie ,
G. Simm ,
P. Knap ,
A. Wilson ,
E. Kalm  and
R. Roehe
C. Duthie*
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
G. Simm
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
P. Knap
Affiliation:
PIC International Group, Schleswig, Germany
A. Wilson
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
E. Kalm
Affiliation:
Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
R. Roehe
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with physical and chemical body composition of the pig are of substantial economic interest. Previous studies have reported QTL for physical body composition such as lean and fat tissue traits (Roehe et al., 2003). In contrast, QTL associated with chemical body composition and for the change in deposition of such components during growth have only been reported in one previous study (Mohrmann et al., 2006). Knowledge of the genomic regulation of body composition during growth is important to accurately estimate nutritional requirements, optimise the entire production system, characterise the population of interest, and to optimise food intake capacity by breeding.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2007 , April 2007 , pp. 3
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2007

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