Genetic architecture of swine inflammation and necrosis syndrome and its genetic correlation with repeated skin damage scores.

ABSTRACT: Lesions and injuries to the extremities of the pig's body parts, like the tail and ears, are often associated with biting. However, lesion signs observed at birth and in 3-d-old piglets suggest that injuries may also result from swine inflammation and necrosis syndrome (SINS), which occurs without animal interaction. We aimed to investigate whether 1) there is a direct and maternal genetic effect on SINS; 2) we can use a proxy for different body parts for SINS and skin damage; 3) there is a genetic correlation between SINS and skin damage recorded in multiple time points; 4) there are genetic variants and important genes associated with both traits. We analyzed 7k female pigs born from February 2022 to June 2023 on three farms in the Netherlands. At birth, we scored SINS (no SINS = 0, and

SUBMITTER: Oliveira Garcia A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12863949 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature