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Identification of quantitative trait loci for carcass composition and pork quality traits in a commercial finishing cross.
Journal of animal science - 1 Apr 2006
van Wijk H J, Dibbits B, Baron E E, Brings A D, Harlizius B, Groenen M A M, Knol E F, Bovenhuis H
Abstract excerpt
A QTL study for carcass composition and meat quality traits was conducted on finisher pigs of a cross between a synthetic Piétrain/Large White boar line and a commercial sow cross. The mapping population comprised 715 individuals evaluated for a total of 30 traits related to growth and fatness (4 traits), carcass composition (11 traits), and meat quality (15 traits). Offspring of 8 sires (n = 715) were used for...
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