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Genetic polymorphism of the CAPN1 gene is associated with meat quality traits in Japanese quail.
British poultry science - 1 Jan 2013
Rasouli Z, Zerehdaran S, Azari M A, Shargh M S
Abstract excerpt
1. The objective of the study was to investigate the polymorphisms in two regions of the calpain 1 (CAPN1) gene and their association with breast and thigh meat quality in Japanese quail (ultimate pH (pHu), lightness, redness, yellowness, drip loss, thawing-cooking loss, water holding capacity and shear force, SF). 2. Blood samples were collected randomly from 100 birds and DNA was extracted using a commercial...
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