Genome-wide association study for cytokines and immunoglobulin G in swine.

Increased disease resistance through improved immune capacity would be beneficial for the welfare and productivity of farm animals. To identify genomic regions responsible for immune capacity traits in swine, a genome-wide association study was conducted. In total, 675 pigs were included. At 21 days...

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Main Authors: Xin Lu, JianFeng Liu, WeiXuan Fu, JiaPeng Zhou, YanRu Luo, XiangDong Ding, Yang Liu, Qin Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3788770?pdf=render