Machine learning applied to transcriptomic data to identify genes associated with feed efficiency in pigs.
Miriam PilesCarlos Fernandez-LozanoMaría Velasco-GalileaOlga González-RodríguezJuan Pablo SánchezDavid TorrallardonaMaria BallesterRaquel QuintanillaPublished in: Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE (2019)
ML algorithms and RNA-Seq expression data were found to provide good performance for classifying pigs into high or low RFI groups. Classification was better with gene expression data from liver than from duodenum. Genes associated with FE in liver and duodenum tissue that can be used as predictive biomarkers for this trait were identified.