The objectives of the study were to use RNA-Seq to examine the effect of (i) breed and (ii) gradual weaning, on the whole blood mRNA transcriptome of artificially reared Holstein-Friesian and Jersey c
aWE, White Duroc × Erhualian F2 intercross; SU, Sutai pigs; ET, Erhualian × Tongcheng F2 intercross.bLeft or right chromosomes are defined arbitrarily for each sire. For left and right chromosomes of
