Browsing by Author "Looft, Christian"
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Genome-wide association study for reproduction traits in maternal pig breeds
Bergfelder-Drüing, Sarah (2015-11-23)The number of piglets born alive (NBA) is one of the most important reproduction traits due to its influence on pig production efficiency. It was shown in several studies that NBA has an antagonistic relationship with later ... -
Molecular genetic analysis of boar taint
Looft, Christian; Neuhoff, Christiane; Gunawan, Asep; Frieden, Luc; Pröll, Maren; Große-Brinkhaus, Christine; Cinar, Mehmet Ulas; Schellander, Karl; Tholen, Ernst (2012)Boar taint is an unpleasant smell and taste of pork meat derived from some entire male pigs. The main causes of boar taint are the two compounds androstenone (5α-androst-16-en-3-one) and skatole (3-methylindole). It is ...