Genomic Regions and Candidate Genes Linked to Capped Hock in Pig.

ABSTRACT: Capped hock affects the exterior of pedigree pigs, making them unsalable and resulting in a negative impact on the efficiency of pig-breeding centers. The purpose of this paper was to carry out pilot studies aimed at finding genomic regions and genes linked to the capped hock in pigs. The studies were carried out on Landrace pigs (n = 75) and Duroc pigs (n = 70). To identify genomic regions linked to capped hock in pigs, we used smoothing FST statistics. Genotyping was performed with GeneSeek^® GGP Porcine HD Genomic Profiler v1 (Illumina Inc, USA). The research results showed 70 SNPs linked to capped hock in Landrace (38 SNPs) and Duroc (32 SNPs). The identified regions overlapped with QTLs related with health traits (blood parameters) and meat and carcass traits (fatness). In t

SUBMITTER: Getmantseva L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8228005 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature