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Table 4 Previously reported quantitative trait loci (QTL) for related traits within candidate genomic regions

From: Genotype-by-environment interactions for reproduction, body composition, and growth traits in maternal-line pigs based on single-step genomic reaction norms

Trait

Genomic region (bp)a

Related QTL (number of reports)

TNB

SSC3: 5,934,183–5,978,000

Litter size (1), teat number (1), corpus luteum number (1), body weight at birth (1)

SSC12: 37,811,479–37,872,427

Teat number (7), body weight at birth (1), pathogen susceptibility (2), immunity response (3)

SSC14: 134,570,084–134,625,180

Teat number (3), number of mummified pigs (3), body weight at birth (1), maternal infanticide (1), immunity response (1)

SSCX: 7,243,129–7,307,313

Teat number (1)

SSCX: 19,844,004–20,026,618

None

SSCX: 91,905,396–92,010,688

Plasma FSH concentration (1), testicular parenchyma color (1), immunity response (1)

NBA

SSC5: 69,872,903–70,055,268

Number of stillborn (1), teat number (1), immunity response (1)

SSC12: 37,811,479–37,872,427

Teat number (7), body weight at birth (1), pathogen susceptibility (2), immunity response (3)

SSCX: 7,198,352–7,307,313

Teat number (1)

SSCX: 19,844,004–20,012,307

None

SSCX: 91,889,310–92,034,525

Plasma FSH concentration (1), testicular parenchyma color (1), immunity response (1)

SSCX: 122,118,491–122,365,194

None

WW

SSC1: 141,889,209–142,070,404

Teat number (3), body weight at weaning (3), body weight at birth (1), immunity response (5), melanoma susceptibility (2)

SSC5: 41,461,124–41,616,882

Number of stillborn (1), teat number (1), immunity response (1)

SSC5: 69,770,951–70,106,805

Number of stillborn (1), teat number (1), immunity response (1)

SSCX: 91,438,755–91,518,334

Plasma FSH concentration (1), testicular parenchyma color (1), immunity response (1)

  1. TNB, total number of piglets born; NBA, number of piglets born alive; WW, weaning weight (kg)
  2. aGenomic regions are concatenated by the overlapped genomic windows shown in Table 3, and the positions are referred to Sscrofa11.1