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Detection of quantitative trait loci for meat quality traits in cattle.
Animal genetics - 1 Feb 2008
Gutiérrez-Gil B, Wiener P, Nute G R, Burton D, Gill J L, Wood J D, Williams J L
Abstract excerpt
A whole-genome scan was carried out to detect quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting sensory, organoleptic, physical and chemical properties of meat. The study used phenotypic data from 235 second-generation cross-bred bull calves of a Charolais x Holstein experimental population. Loin muscle samples were evaluated for yield force, intramuscular fat and nitrogen contents, myofibrillar fragmentation index, haem...
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