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Genome-wide association of meat quality traits and tenderness in swine.
Journal of animal science - 1 Sept 2013
Nonneman D J, Shackelford S D, King D A, Wheeler T L, Wiedmann R T, Snelling W M, Rohrer G A
Abstract excerpt
Pork quality has a large impact on consumer preference and perception of eating quality. A genome-wide association was performed for pork quality traits [intramuscular fat (IMF)], slice shear force (SSF), color attributes, purge, cooking loss, and pH] from 531 to 1,237 records on barrows and gilts of a Landrace-Duroc-Yorkshire population using the Illumina PorcineSNP60 BeadChip. Associations were detected using...
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