Effect of VRTN gene polymorphisms on Duroc pig production and carcass traits, and their genetic relationships

Evaluation of effects of multiple candidate genes (LEP,LEPR,MC4R,PIK3C3, andVRTN) on production traits in Duroc pigs

(2013) Kensuke Hirose et al.   ANIMAL SCIENCE JOURNAL

A Further Look at Porcine Chromosome 7 Reveals VRTN Variants Associated with Vertebral Number in Chinese and Western Pigs

(2013) Yin Fan et al.   PLoS One

Mapping and fine mapping of quantitative trait loci for the number of vertebrae in a White Duroc × Chinese Erhualian intercross resource population

(2012) D. R. Ren et al.   ANIMAL GENETICS

Association of swine vertnin (VRTN) gene with production traits in Duroc pigs improved using a closed nucleus breeding system

(2012) Kensuke Hirose et al.   ANIMAL SCIENCE JOURNAL

Identification of a second gene associated with variation in vertebral number in domestic pigs

(2011) Satoshi Mikawa et al.   BMC GENETICS

Quantitative trait loci analysis on Sus scrofa chromosome 7 for meat production, meat quality, and carcass traits within a Duroc purebred population

(2008) Y. Uemoto et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Estimates of genetic parameters for kyphosis in two crossbred swine populations1,2

(2008) J. W. Holl et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE