Linkage and QTL maps of Sus scrofa chromosome 17 (SSC17) were analysed with five markers and in three F2 families based on Wild Boar (W), Meishan (M) and Pietrain (P) crosses. The maps were similar across the three families and agree well with published maps. In the M · P family, new quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for growth and fat deposition were located in the vicinity of GHRH, whereas in the W · P family one minor QTLs for daily gain was detected. No QTL was found in the W · M family.