A Genome-Wide Association Study on Feed Efficiency Related Traits in Landrace Pigs

Feed efficiency (FE) traits in pigs are of utmost economic importance. Genetic improvement of FE related traits in pigs might significantly reduce production cost and energy consumption. Hence, our study aimed at identifying SNPs and candidate genes associated with FE related traits, including feed...

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Main Authors: Lu Fu, Yao Jiang, Chonglong Wang, Mengran Mei, Ziwen Zhou, Yifan Jiang, Hailiang Song, Xiangdong Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2020.00692/full