A genome-wide association study reveals additive and recessive alleles affecting male fertility in pigs
Our results highlight loci with major effects on semen quality, some of which are linked to functional variants in key genes involved in spermatogenesis. The information from this study can be used to select against deleterious alleles affecting semen characteristics in pigs and provides valuable insight into the genetics of mammalian male fertility.
Authors
- Marta Gòdia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0439-4014)
- Henk Bovenhuis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9074-5334)
- B. Harlizius
- Claudia A. Sevillano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2431-5229)
- Pedro Sá (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1588-6778)
- Ole Madsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8082-7881)
- R.M. Godinho
Institutions
- Graduate School Experimental Plant Sciences (NL)
- Topigs Norsvin (Netherlands) (NL)
- Wageningen University & Research (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology
- Published
- 2025-12-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40104-025-01312-8
- Primary Topic
- Sperm and Testicular Function
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Commission