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Influence of the halothane gene (HAL) on pork quality in two commercial crossbreeds.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 1 Jan 2011
Silveira A C P, Freitas P F A, César A S M, Cesar A S M, Antunes R C, Guimarães E C, Batista D F A, Torido L C
Abstract excerpt
We evaluated the effect of the halothane (HAL) gene on the quality of pork in domestic pigs. Half-carcasses from two different commercial pig (Sus domestica) crossbreeds were analyzed, 46 of which were homozygous dominant (HAL(NN)) and 69 of which were heterozygous (HAL(Nn)) for the halothane gene. The measures included backfat thickness, lean meat percentage, carcass weight, pH 24 h after slaughtering, color,...
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