PIGSVOME: an integrated resource of porcine genomic structural variants for functional genomics and breeding applications

Qi Bao; Lingsen Zeng; Hui Wen; Junjian Wang; Hongwei Yin; Yongjin Zhang; Lingbin Liu; Francesco Tiezzi; Garrett See; Clint Schwab; Chiara Gini; Christian Maltecca; Kui Li; Lingzhao Fang; Yongju Zhao; Jicai Jiang; Guoqiang Yi

doi:10.1016/j.jgg.2026.08.009

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PIGSVOME: an integrated resource of porcine genomic structural variants for functional genomics and breeding applications

doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2026.08.009

a. College of Animal Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Herbivore Science, Chongqing 400715, China;
b. State Key Laboratory of Genome and Multi-omics Technologies, Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Livestock and Poultry Multi-omics of MARA, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518124, China;
c. Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, USA;
d. Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Florence, Florence 50144, Italy;
e. AcuFast LLC, Navasota, Texas 77868, USA;
f. Center for Quantitative Genetics and Genomics, Aarhus University, Aarhus 8000, Denmark;
g. Bama Yao Autonomous County Rural Revitalization Research Institute, Bama, Guangxi 547500, China

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This work was supported by the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS-SCAB-202302 and CAAS-ZDRW202406), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2021YFF1000600), the Shenzhen Science and Technology Program (KCXFZ20230731094302006), and the Key Research and Development project in Hechi City (Heke-AB240709).

Received Date: 2025-12-17
Accepted Date: 2026-08-29
Rev Recd Date: 2026-08-19

Available Online: 2026-09-20

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