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Pig Genomics has High Value in Selection for Difficult to Measure Traits

2016-02-08 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

CANADA - A professor of livestock genomics with the University of Alberta says the use of genomics in the selection of breeding stock offers its greatest potential for difficult to measure traits such as health, reproduction and meat quality, writes Bruce Cochrane.

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