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Unpublished Paper
Periweaning Failure to Thrive Syndrome (PFTS): Is There a Genetic Component?
Animal Industry Report
  • Francesca Bertolini, Iowa State University
  • Tianfu Yang, University of Alberta
  • Yanyun Huang, Prairie Diagnostic Services
  • John C. S. Harding, University of Saskatchewan
  • Max F. Rothschild, Iowa State University
  • Graham S. Plastow, University of Alberta
Extension Number
ASL R3183
Publication Date
2017
Disciplines
Topic
Swine
Summary and Implications

Periweaning Failure to Thrive Syndrome (PFTS) is a serious and potentially fatal disorder with variable morbidity and mortality rates that have been reported in US and Canadian farms. A genetic basis has been hypothesized. To investigate what regions of the genome could be linked to that, a total of 70 affected and 37 non-affected piglets were genotyped with over 60,000 genetic markers to investigate genetic differences between the two groups. This allows for the identification of genomic regions that could be linked to resistance to the disease providing new insights and knowledge on the genetic basis of this syndrome.

Copyright Holder
Iowa State University
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/ans_air-180814-342
Language
en
Citation Information
Francesca Bertolini, Tianfu Yang, Yanyun Huang, John C. S. Harding, et al.. "Periweaning Failure to Thrive Syndrome (PFTS): Is There a Genetic Component?" (2017)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/max-rothschild/155/