Prolactin receptor gene as a genetic marker for increased litter size in pigs
CA 2261158 C · Owner: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. · Inventors: Rothschild, Max F.; Vincent, Amy L.; Tuggle, Christopher K.
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Disclosed herein are genetic markers for pig litter size methods for , identifying such markers and methods of screening pigs to determine those more likely to produce larger litters and preferably selecting those pigs for future breeding purposes. The markers are based upon the presence or absence of certain polymorphisms in the pig prolactin receptor gene coding region.
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- Filed June 30, 1997 and granted August 9, 2011. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 30, 2017.
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