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Association of the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) with feed intake, growth, fatness and carcass composition in pigs raised in Poland.
Meat science - 1 Jun 2010
Piórkowska K, Tyra M, Rogoz M, Ropka-Molik K, Oczkowicz M, Rózycki M
Abstract excerpt
The melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) is involved in feed intake regulation. A missense mutation G/A in position 1426, which causes Asp-Asn substitution at position 298 in the MC4R gene has been associated with feed intake, fatness and growth, however published results of its effect are inconsistent. In our study we evaluated an effect of missense mutations on carcass composition, growth traits and meat quality in...
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