Release 59
(Apr 20, 2026)

Pig QTLdb data summary
As of Apr 20, 2026, there have been 58,517 QTL / eQTL / associations released for public access on the Pig QTLdb. These data were curated from 874 publications and represent 410 base traits, 1123 trait variants, and 240 eQTL genes.
Data summary selector:
  1. Data by Traits
  2. Experiments by Traits
  3. Data by Trait Variants
  4. Experiments by Trait Variants
  5. Data by Trait Types
  6. Data by Trait Classes
  7. Genome assemblies supported
  8. Data by Chromosomes
  9. Data by Marker Types
  10. Data by Publishing Journals
  11. Data by Years Published
  12. Data Sources by Years Published
  13. Data in Curation Pipeline
  14. Types of structural genome information aligned against the QTL/association maps

Trait variants with the most curated data

Trait variants
Number of QTL
Backfat thickness143,773
Average backfat thickness97,888
Total number born54,000
Backfat thickness at last rib45,885
Meat color score45,130
Number born alive43,200
Shoulder fat depth30,590
Average back fat depth30,590
Backfat thickness at first rib24,472
Loin fat depth24,472
CIE L*22,565
CIE a*22,565
Left teat number22,203
Right teat number22,203
Average back fat21,413
Backfat thickness at shoulder21,413
Birth weight20,377
Average backfat18,354
Lumbar backfat18,354
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NOTE: On this site, the term "QTL" may have collectively included quantitative loci, SNP associations, and eQTL data.

 

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