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Effects of calpastatin and micro-calpain markers in beef cattle on tenderness traits.
Journal of animal science - 1 Mar 2006
Casas E, White S N, Wheeler T L, Shackelford S D, Koohmaraie M, Riley D G, Chase C C, Johnson D D, Smith T P L
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to assess the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) developed at the calpastatin (CAST) and mu-calpain (CAPN1) genes with meat tenderness and palatability traits in populations with diverse genetic backgrounds. Three populations were used in the study. One population consisted of Bos taurus that included crossbred animals derived from Hereford, Angus, Red Angus,...
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