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Effect of IGF-II (insulin-like growth factor-II) genotype on the quality of dry-cured hams and shoulders.
Meat science - 1 Dec 2012
Reina Raquel, López-Buesa Pascual, Sánchez del Pulgar José, Ventanas Jesús, García Carmen
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the paternal allele (homozygous AA and heterozygous AG) of the IGF-II gene on the fat content, fatty acid composition and sensory characteristics of dry-cured hams and shoulders. The effects were more evident in the subcutaneous fat thickness than in the intramuscular fat (IMF) content, and in the dry-cured hams rather than the dry-cured shoulders....
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