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United States Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Research Service

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Research Project: Genetic and Genomic Approaches to Improve Swine Reproductive Efficiency

Location: Reproduction Research

Project Number: 3040-31000-094-00
Project Type: Appropriated

Start Date: Jun 01, 2014
End Date: Feb 28, 2018

Objective 1: Identify genetic markers associated with reproductive performance suitable for use in commercial pigs. -Subobjective 1.A. Identify QTL for novel phenotypic traits associated with female reproductive performance. -1.B. Develop genetic markers in QTL regions that are predictive of phenotype in commercial populations. Objective 2: Identify genetic variation associated with genes affecting female reproductive traits in swine. -Subobjective 2.A. Create a database of genetic variants segregating in the USMARC BX population that are expected to affect gene function. -Subobjective 2.B. Determine if genetic variants from Sub-objective 2A residing in positional candidate genes for validated QTL from Objective 1 are associated with phenotypic variation. Objective 3: Provide the swine industry with the necessary information and tools to implement marker assisted selection for sow reproductive and lifetime performance.


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