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QTL for meat tenderness in the M. longissimus lumborum of cattle.
Animal genetics - 1 Feb 2008
Davis G P, Moore S S, Drinkwater R D, Shorthose W R, Loxton I D, Barendse W, Hetzel D J S
Abstract excerpt
Meat tenderness has been difficult to improve using standard genetic selection. Marker assisted selection holds great promise if markers for meat tenderness can be identified. Here, we report quantitative trait loci (QTL) for beef tenderness identified in 598 animals of three Charolais-Brahman x...
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