Effects of heterozygosity on performance of purebred and crossbred pigs

Abstract Background In pigs, crossbreeding aims at exploiting heterosis, but heterosis is difficult to quantify. Heterozygosity at genetic markers is easier to measure and could potentially be used as an indicator of heterosis. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of heterozygos...

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Main Authors: Maja Winther Iversen, Øyvind Nordbø, Eli Gjerlaug-Enger, Eli Grindflek, Marcos Soares Lopes, Theo Meuwissen
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Genetics Selection Evolution
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12711-019-0450-1