Heterosis, also known as hybrid vigour, is widespread in plants and animals, but the
molecular bases for this phenomenon remain elusive. Recent studies in hybrids and …

There is renewed interest in dairy cow crossbreeding in Ireland as a means to further
augment productivity and profitability. The objective of the present study was to compare …

Health, welfare and production problems of organic suckling piglets are poorly known due to
a lack of information from commercial farms and the paucity of experiments run under …

Background In pigs, crossbreeding aims at exploiting heterosis, but heterosis is difficult to
quantify. Heterozygosity at genetic markers is easier to measure and could potentially be …

The genetics of the pig: Genetics of performance traits. Page 1 ©CAB International 2011. The
Genetics of the Pig, 2nd Edn (eds MF Rothschild and A. Ruvinsky) 325 Genetics of Performance …

Lethal recessive alleles cause pre-or postnatal death in homozygous affected individuals,
reducing fertility. Especially in small size domestic and wild populations, those alleles might …

To increase our understanding of imprinted genes in swine, we carried out a comprehensive
analysis of this gene family using two complementary approaches: expression and …

Simple Summary Swine reproduction efficiency is determined by the fertility potential of the
sow and sperm quality. The objective of this study is to compare boar sperm motility and …

Background Number of functional teats is an important trait in commercial swine production.
As litter size increases, the number of teats must also increase to supply nutrition to all …

Introduction Alginate oligosaccharide (AOS), as a natural non-toxic plant extract, has been
paid more attention in recent years due to its strong antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and even …