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| Title |
Genome-wide association scan and phased haplotype construction for quantitative trait loci affecting boar taint in three pig breeds
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| Published in |
BMC Genomics, January 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2164-13-22 |
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| Authors |
Vivi R Gregersen, Lene N Conley, Kirsten K Sørensen, Bernt Guldbrandtsen, Ingela H Velander, Christian Bendixen |
| Abstract |
Boar taint is the undesirable smell and taste of pork meat derived from some entire male pigs. The main causes of boar taint are the two compounds androstenone and skatole (3-methyl-indole). The steroid androstenone is a sex pheromone produced in the testis of the boars. Skatole is produced from tryptophan by bacteria in the intestine of the pigs. In many countries pigs are castrated as piglets to avoid boar taint, however, this is undesirable for animal welfare reasons. Genetic variations affecting the level of boar taint have previously been demonstrated in many breeds. In the study presented in this paper, markers and haplotypes, which can be applied to DNA-based selection schemes in order to reduce or eliminate the boar taint problem, are identified. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 53 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 17 | 31% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 24% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Unknown | 9 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 37 | 67% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 4 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 5% |
| Psychology | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 10 | 18% |
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