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Mitochondrial genome polymorphisms associated with longissimus muscle composition in Iberian pigs.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jun 2008
Fernández A I, Alves E, Fernández A, de Pedro E, López-García M A, Ovilo C, Rodríguez M C, Silió L
Abstract excerpt
We carried out a study to investigate the associations between mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms and meat quality traits (intramuscular fat and protein content of the longissimus) in an Iberian porcine line named Torbiscal. The studied pigs (n = 319) belong to 9 maternal lineages and were previousl...
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