Comparison of Growth Performance and Plasma Metabolomics between Two Sire-Breeds of Pigs in China

The Yorkshire pigs, renowned for their remarkable growth rate, low feed conversion ratio (FCR), and high meat production, emerge as a novel preference for paternal breeding. In this study, we found that purebred paternal Yorkshire pigs (PY) surpass the purebred Duroc breed in terms of growth rate. S...

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Main Authors: Zhongwei Xie, Mailin Gan, Junhua Du, Gao Du, Yi Luo, Bin Liu, Kangping Zhu, Wenqiang Cheng, Lei Chen, Ye Zhao, Lili Niu, Yan Wang, Jingyong Wang, Li Zhu, Linyuan Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/14/9/1706