Introgression of pigs in Taihu Lake region possibly contributed to the improvement of fertility in Danish Large White pigs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Eurasian pigs have undergone lineage admixture throughout history. It has been confirmed that the genes of indigenous pig breeds in China have been introduced into Western commercial pigs, providing genetic materials for breeding Western pigs. Pigs in Taihu Lake region (TL), such as the Meishan pig and Erhualian pig, serve as typical representatives of indigenous pig breeds in China due to their high reproductive performances. These pigs have also been imported into European countries in 1970 and 1980 s. They have played a positive role in improving the reproductive performances in European commercial pigs such as French Large White pigs (FLW). However, it is currently unclear if the lineage of TL pigs have been introgressed into the Danish Large White pigs (DLW), which

SUBMITTER: Liu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10694980 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature