Genome-wide Association Study to Identify Quantitative Trait Loci for Meat and Carcass Quality Traits in Berkshire

Meat and carcass quality attributes are of crucial importance influencing consumer preference and profitability in the pork industry. A set of 400 Berkshire pigs were collected from Dasan breeding farm, Namwon, Chonbuk province, Korea that were born between 2012 and 2013. To perform genome wide asso...

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Main Authors: Asif Iqbal, You-Sam Kim, Jun-Mo Kang, Yun-Mi Lee, Rajani Rai, Jong-Hyun Jung, Dong-Yup Oh, Ki-Chang Nam, Hak-Kyo Lee, Jong-Joo Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2015-11-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-28-11-1537.pdf