Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of the Synthetic Pig Strain Tokyo X

• Published in: Nihon Yoton Gakkaishi Vol. 55; no. 4; pp. 142 - 153
• Main Authors: TAHARA, Gaku, NAGAI, Kenichi, HYODO, Isao, KOJIMA, Sadao, USUGI, Hisashi, TANAKA, Hiroya, NOMURA, Koh, KOBAYASHI, Eiji, YONEZAWA, Takahiro, TAKAHASHI, Yukimizu, FURUKAWA, Tsutomu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Japanese Society of Swine Science 20.12.2018
• Subjects: genetic diversity; microsatellite; population structure; Tokyo X

Tokyo X is a synthetic pig strain that was developed at the Tokyo Metropolitan Livestock Experiment Station by crossing Duroc, Berkshire, and Beijing Black breeds. The Tokyo X breeding program has been run for maintaining the strain while avoiding inbreeding since 1997, when Tokyo X was registered a...