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Association of markers in the bovine CAPN1 gene with meat tenderness in large crossbred populations that sample influential industry sires.
Journal of animal science - 1 Dec 2004
Page B T, Casas E, Quaas R L, Thallman R M, Wheeler T L, Shackelford S D, Koohmaraie M, White S N, Bennett G L, Keele J W, Dikeman M E, Smith T P L
Abstract excerpt
Two previously identified single-nucleotide polymorphism markers located within the micromolar calcium-activated neutral protease gene (CAPN1) were evaluated for their association with variation in meat tenderness using one commercial sample of Simmental x Angus crossbred calves and one multibreed, crossbred research herd. The commercial sample included 362 animals sired by 23 registered Simmental bulls bred to...
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