Association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms within candidate genes and fertility in Landrace and Duroc pigs.

ABSTRACT: Finding effective predictors of traits related to boar fertility is essential for increasing the efficiency of artificial insemination systems in pig breeding. The objective of this study was to find associations between single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within candidate genes and fertility in the breeds Landrace and Duroc. Animals with breeding values for total number of piglets born, were re-sequenced for exonic regions of 14 candidate genes related to male and female fertility using samples from 16 Landrace boars and 16 Duroc boars (four with high and four with low breeding value of total number of piglets born for each breed for male fertility, and the same for female fertility) to detect genetic variants. Genotyping for the detected SNPs was done in 619 Landrace boars and 513 Dur

SUBMITTER: Tremoen NH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6888942 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature