TY  - JOUR
T1  - Association Between <I>RBP4</I> Gene Polymorphism and Reproductive Traits in Polish Sows
AU - Terman, Arkadiusz AU - Kmiec, Marek AU - Polasik, Daniel AU - Rybarczyk, Artur 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 10
IS  - 20
SP  - 2639
EP  - 2641
PY  - 2011
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2011.2639.2641
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2011.2639.2641
KW  - RBP4
KW  -polymorphism
KW  -reproductive traits
KW  -sows
KW  -polish
KW  -genotype
AB  - The aim of the experiment was to detect polymorphism in the <I>RBP4</I> gene to determine associations between the genotype and litter size in Polish large white x Landrace sows. Reproductive traits investigated were: Total Number of piglets Born (TNB), Number of piglets Born Alive (NBA) and number of piglets weaned (TW). The polymorphism in <I>RBP4 </I>gene was detected using the PCR-RFLP method with specific primers and the restriction enzyme (MspI). Two different alleles were identified: alleles A (0.34) and B (0.66). The relationship between the RBP4 genotypes and TBN, NBA and NW were analyzed. The analysis of <I>RBP4</I> gene showed that sows with BB genotype had the largest litter size compared to AB and BB sows and the difference was statistically significant (p&le;0.01). Analysis of the interaction PARITYxRBP4 showed small and statistically not significant differences.
ER  -