The cortisol response to ACTH in pigs, heritability and influence of corticosteroid-binding globulin

In the search for biological basis of robustness, this study aimed (i) at the determination of the heritability of the cortisol response to ACTH in juvenile pigs, using restricted maximum likelihood methodology applied to a multiple trait animal model, and (ii) at the study of the relationships betw...

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Main Authors: C. Larzul, E. Terenina, A. Foury, Y. Billon, I. Louveau, E. Merlot, P. Mormede
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731115001767