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The effect of the Texel muscling QTL (TM-QTL) on meat quality traits in crossbred lambs.
Meat science - 1 Aug 2010
Lambe N R, Macfarlane J M, Richardson R I, Matika O, Haresign W, Bünger L
Abstract excerpt
A quantitative trait locus (QTL) has been identified on chromosome 18 in Texel sheep (TM-QTL) that increases depth and area of the longissimus dorsi muscle. The study aimed to assess the pleiotropic QTL effects on key meat quality traits (toughness and intramuscular fat content after >or=7 days aging) of crossbred lambs carrying one copy of the TM-QTL. The results showed that male TexelxMule lambs carrying the...
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