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Whole-genome analysis for backfat thickness in a tropically adapted, composite cattle breed from Brazil.
Animal genetics - 1 Oct 2012
Veneroni-Gouveia G, Meirelles S L, Grossi D A, Santiago A C, Sonstegard T S, Yamagishi M E B, Matukumalli L K, Coutinho L L, Alencar M M, Oliveira H N, Regitano L C A
Abstract excerpt
Backfat thickness affects the preservation of the beef carcass after slaughter and confers organoleptic characteristics assessed by the consumer. One of the breeding goals for Canchim, a tropically adapted breed, is to comprehensively increase fat thickness. Our goals were to identify genomic regions associated with backfat in Canchim populations and validate the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms...
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