Table 1.

Summary of the 10 selected regions harboring interesting candidate genes

SSC	Position (Mb)	Methods	Candidate genes	Function
1	16.50–16.75	iHS, CLR	ESR1	Litter size
5	49.00–49.25	FST, CLR	PTHLH	Mammary gland and nipple development
6	45.00–45.25	FST, CLR	TGFB1	Fat deposition
6	45.50–45.75	FST, CLR	GSK3A	glycogen synthase
8	45.25–45.5	FST, CLR	CPE	Fat deposition
8	2.75–3.00	FST, iHS, CLR	JAKMIP1	Feed intake
8	55.25–55.50	FST, CLR	NPY1R, NPY5R	Stimulation of appetite
8	74.00–74.25	FST, CLR	CXCL2, CXCL8	Immune response
8	79.75–80.00	FST, CLR	TLR2	Immune response
16	50.25–50.50	FST, iHS	PIK3R1	Energy balance