Bioscientifica Proceedings

This paper reviews the major approaches used to map quantitative trait loci (QTL) and current knowledge about QTL affecting reproductive trait loci in pigs. Three different approaches, i.e. functional candidate gene analyses, genome-wide linkage studies (GWLS) and genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been used to map QTL in pigs. The interest and limits of each of the three approaches are discussed. Candidate genes and QTL have been reviewed based on PigQTLdb at <...