Minnesota Report 234-1995
Mapping the Pig Genome:
A Practical Primer
Lawrence B. Schook
1995
Author
Lawrence Schook is professor and chair of veterinary pathobiology and director of the Food Animal Biotechnology Center at the University of Minnesota.
Acknowledgments
Comments and suggestions of Jim Butler (Butler Enterprises, Austin, Minn.), Charles Louis, Michael Murtaugh, James Mickelson, Albert Paszek, Gail Flickinger and Mark Rutherford were extremely valuable during the preparation of this project. Additional review of publication drafts by Albert Paszek was especially helpful. Support from the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station are greatly appreciated. Previous and current research support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Research Initiatives Competitive Grant Program (93-37205-9345), the National Pork Producers Council, the Illinois Pork Producers Association, the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station have permitted the development of our ideas and our interest in unraveling the mysteries of heredity.
Assistance in preparing the content of this publication was provided by Mary Hoff. Additional publication editing, design and production management for the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station was by Larry A. Etkin, experiment station editor, Communication and Educational Technology Services, University of Minnesota Extension Service. Photography was by various persons including Michelle Mero Riedel of the College of Veterinary Medicine. Illustrations were by John Molstad, Communication and Educational Technology Services, University of Minnesota Extension Service.
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