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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Pig Improvement Company UK Limited, Oxfordshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; C12P 1/934 ; C07H 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; C12P 1/934 ; C07H 2/104 ;
Abstract
Methods are provided for screening pigs to determine those more likely to produce larger litters. The screening method detects the presence of particular alleles in the genome, and in a preferred embodiment, the screening is performed by nucleic acid analysis. Specific primers as well as kits for carrying out the methods of the invention are also provided.