Article
Pork production improvement expected from the use of new genetic markers
Western Hog Journal
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
10-1-2008
Abstract
Breeders have been using gene markers since the 1990s to remove genes known to negative ly impact pork pro d u c t i on. Genes like the porcine stress syn d rome (HAL) and the NAPOLE gene (RN-) have been identified and are common ly selected against in most breeding herds so the deleterious genes are removed from their herds. In this manner com m e rcial pork producers do not h a ve to address these genes in their breeding herds because their genetic supplier has already managed the genes for them.
Copyright Owner
Alberta Pork
Copyright Date
2008
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Ken Stalder and Max Rothschild. "Pork production improvement expected from the use of new genetic markers" Western Hog Journal Vol. 30 Iss. 2 (2008) p. 33 - 35 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kenneth_stalder/195/
This article is published as Stalder, K., and M. Rothschild. 2008. Pork production improvement expected from the use of new markers. Western Hog Journal, Alberta Pork, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 30(2):33-35. Posted with permission.