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Genes involved in muscle lipid composition in 15 European Bos taurus breeds.
Animal genetics - 1 Aug 2013
Dunner S, Sevane N, Garcia D, Levéziel H, Williams J L, Mangin B, Valentini A
Abstract excerpt
Consumers demand healthy and palatable meat, both factors being affected by fat composition. However, red meat has relatively high concentration of saturated fatty acids and low concentration of the beneficial polyunsaturated fatty acids. To select animals prone to produce particular fat types, it is necessary to identify the genes influencing muscle lipid composition. This paper describes an association study in...
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