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Genetic markers for the production of US country hams.
Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Aug 2008
Ramos A M, Glenn K L, Serenius T V, Stalder K J, Rothschild M F
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to determine the effect of candidate genes on processing quality traits of US country hams. A total of 321 fresh hams of unknown breed and sex were examined and data on quality and physical traits were collected. The hams were then processed following typical US commercial dry-curing procedures for ham and data on additional traits were collected from the cured hams. Several genes...
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