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OMIA:001943-9823 : Fecundity, generic in Sus scrofa (pig)

In other species: dog , taurine cattle , indicine cattle (zebu) , goat , sheep , rabbit

Categories: Reproductive system phene

Single-gene trait/disorder: no

Mode of inheritance: Multifactorial

Disease-related: no

Key variant known: no

Species-specific name: litter size, hyperprolificacy

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Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2025). OMIA:001943-9823: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

References

Note: the references are listed in reverse chronological order (from the most recent year to the earliest year), and alphabetically by first author within a year.

2026 Jiang, N., Ni, M., Zhou, T., Zhang, Q., Yin, Y., Xiao, X., Chen, Y., Liao, X., Ai, X., Huang, Y., Hong, Y., Xu, B., Zhao, Q., Huang, R., Li, P. :
QTL fine mapping and functional analysis reveal rs325845933 in the 3'UTR of RPS6KB1 as a putative functional mutation affecting litter size in Erhualian pigs. Int J Biol Macromol 340:150006, 2026. Pubmed reference: 41500285. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.150006.
2025 Fang, C., Druet, T., Cao, H., Liu, W., Chen, Q., Farnir, F. :
Whole genome sequences of 297 Duolang sheep for litter size. Sci Data 12:1086, 2025. Pubmed reference: 40593870. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-025-05448-0.
Hong, Y., He, X., Wu, D., Ye, J., Zhang, Y., Wu, Z., Tan, C. :
Genome selection and genome-wide association analyses for litter size traits in large white pigs. Animals (Basel) 15:1724, 2025. Pubmed reference: 40564276. DOI: 10.3390/ani15121724.
Ruggeri, R., Bee, G., Ollagnier, C. :
Review: Intrauterine growth restriction, diagnosis and physiological characterisation in pigs. Animal 19:S1751-7311(25)00173-9:101590, 2025. Pubmed reference: 40752266. DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2025.101590.
Sell-Kubiak, E., Pycińska, N., Ludwiczak, A., Szulc, K. :
Genetic parameters for the mean and phenotypic variability of litter size traits in native pig breeds: Złotnicka White and Złotnicka Spotted. Animal 19:S1751-7311(25)00185-5:101602, 2025. Pubmed reference: 40782547. DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2025.101602.
Zhao, Y., Wang, C., Wu, Y., Xiang, J., Zhang, Y. :
Association analysis of PAEP, KRT10, and BMP7 genes SNPs with reproductive traits in Kele pigs. PLoS One 20:e0311064, 2025. Pubmed reference: 40658678. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0311064.
2024 Bakoev, S., Getmantseva, L., Kolosova, M., Bakoev, F., Kolosov, A., Romanets, E., Shevtsova, V., Romanets, T., Kolosov, Y., Usatov, A. :
Identifying significant SNPs of the total number of piglets born and their relationship with leg bumps in pigs. Biology (Basel) 13:1034, 2024. Pubmed reference: 39765701. DOI: 10.3390/biology13121034.
Huang, J., Ruan, Y., Xiao, M., Dai, L., Jiang, C., Li, J., Xu, J., Chen, X., Xu, H. :
Association between polymorphisms in NOBOX and litter size traits in Xiangsu pigs. Front Vet Sci 11:1359312, 2024. Pubmed reference: 38523712. DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1359312.
Nowak, B., Mucha, A., Zatoń-Dobrowolska, M., Chrostowski, G., Kruszyński, W. :
Genetic basis of sow hyperprolificacy and litter size optimization based on a genome-wide association study. Theriogenology 218:S0093-691X(24)00041-4:119-125, 2024. Pubmed reference: 38325148. DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2024.01.035.
Wang, M., Zhang, J., Sheng, W., Wu, W., Du, X., Li, Q. :
A variant in long noncoding RNA NORSF affects granulosa cells response to transcription factor RFX7. J Cell Physiol 239:e31414, 2024. Pubmed reference: 39155648. DOI: 10.1002/jcp.31414.
2023 Bortolozzo, F.P., Zanin, G.P., Ulguim, R.D.R., Mellagi, A.P.G. :
Managing reproduction in hyperprolific sow herds. Animals (Basel) 13:1842, 2023. Pubmed reference: 37889779. DOI: 10.3390/ani13111842.
Cieleń, G., Derks, M.F.L., Knol, E.F., Sell-Kubiak, E. :
The impact of Box-Cox transformation on phenotypic and genomic characteristics of litter size variability in Landrace pigs. Animal 17:100784, 2023. Pubmed reference: 37075532. DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2023.100784.
Wu, S., Xie, J., Zhong, T., Shen, L., Zhao, Y., Chen, L., Gan, M., Zhang, S., Zhu, L., Niu, L. :
Genetic polymorphisms in ESR and FSHβ genes and their association with litter traits in Large White pigs. Anim Biotechnol 34:4713-4720, 2023. Pubmed reference: 36927230. DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2023.2187405.
Wu, Z., Hu, G., Gong, T., Hu, Q., Hong, L., Zhang, Y., Ao, Z. :
RACK1 may participate in placental development at mid-gestation via regulating trophoblast cell proliferation and migration in pigs. Mol Reprod Dev 90:248-259, 2023. Pubmed reference: 36916007. DOI: 10.1002/mrd.23680.
2022 Martins, T.F., Braga Magalhães, A.F., Verardo, L.L., Santos, G.C., Silva Fernandes, A.A., Gomes Vieira, J.I., Irano, N., Dos Santos, D.B. :
Functional analysis of litter size and number of teats in pigs: From GWAS to post-GWAS. Theriogenology 193:157-166, 2022. Pubmed reference: 36209572. DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2022.09.005.
Zheng, S., Xu, P., Wu, Z., Zhang, H., Li, D., Liu, S., Liu, B., Ren, J., Chen, H., Huang, M. :
Genetic structure and domestication footprints of the tusk, coat color, and ear morphology in East Chinese pigs. J Genet Genomics 49:1053-1063, 2022. Pubmed reference: 35413463. DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2022.03.011.
2012 Coster, A., Madsen, O., Heuven, H.C., Dibbits, B., Groenen, M.A., van Arendonk, J.A., Bovenhuis, H. :
The imprinted gene DIO3 is a candidate gene for litter size in pigs. PLoS One 7:e31825, 2012. Pubmed reference: 22393372. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031825.

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  • Created by Imke Tammen2 on 18 Sep 2022
  • Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 19 Mar 2023
  • Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 09 Feb 2024
  • Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 05 Jun 2025