Secondary amenorrhea causes premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) and, subsequently, infertility [1,2,3]. Thus, POI is characterized by the cessation of menstruation and the onset of menopause in women under the age of 40, leading to depletion or dysfunction of ovarian follicles [4,5]. The ...
1. Introduction Enhancing the fertility of pigs has been a perennially intriguing topic in the pig industry [1,2]. Molecular breeding, which involves the identification of SNPs and candidate genes associated with reproduction, has proven to be an efficacious approach to augment reproductive capacity ...