bp0015cpr16 | Advances in Biotechnology in Pig Reproduction | CPR1997
Rothschild M. F.
, Messer L. A.
, Vincent A.
Geneticists have made limited progress in improving reproductive traits in pigs through
traditional selection and crossbreeding systems. Recent advances in molecular genetics
and the human genome project have allowed progress in gene identification and gene
mapping in pigs. The pig genetic linkage map now has over 1700 genetic markers, and
about 200 of these are genes. Furthermore, comparative genomic maps are improving
and are becoming useful tools. Molecular approaches ...