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Ciobanu, D. C., Nagy, A., Day, A. E., Plastow, G. S., Rothschild, M. F., Wales, R.
Analysis of the genetic variation of an endangered population is an important component for the success of conservation. Animals from two local Romanian pig breeds, the Mangalitsa and Bazna, were analysed for variation at a number of genetic loci using PCR-based DNA tests. Polymorphism was...
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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) identify a QTL close to PRKAG3 affecting meat pH and colour in crossbred commercial pigs
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Miar, Y., Plastow, G. S., Charagu, P., Wang, Z., Kemp, R. A., Bruce, H., Zhang, Z., Yang, T.
Background Improving meat quality is a high priority for the pork industry to satisfy consumers’ preferences. GWAS have become a state-of-the-art approach to genetically improve economically important traits. However, GWAS focused on pork quality are still relatively rare. Results Six...
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Increasing gene discovery and coverage using RNA-seq of globin RNA reduced porcine blood samples
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Stothard, P., Fritz-Waters, E., Choi, I., Abrams, S. M., Kommadath, A., Hosseini, A., Plastow, G. S., Guan, L. L., Tuggle, C. K., Bao, H., Meng, Y., Lunney, J. K., Reecy, J. M., Sun, X.
Background Transcriptome analysis of porcine whole blood has several applications, which include deciphering genetic mechanisms for host responses to viral infection and vaccination. The abundance of alpha- and beta-globin transcripts in blood, however, impedes the ability to cost-effectively...