Article
Genetic and phenotypic parameters for carcass and meat quality traits in commercial crossbred pigs.
Journal of animal science - 1 Jul 2014
Miar Y, Plastow G S, Moore S S, Manafiazar G, Charagu P, Kemp R A, Van Haandel B, Huisman A E, Zhang C Y, McKay R M, Bruce H L, Wang Z
Abstract excerpt
Pork quality and carcass characteristics are now being integrated into swine breeding objectives because of their economic value. Understanding the genetic basis for these traits is necessary for this to be accomplished. The objective of this study was to estimate phenotypic and genetic parameters for carcass and meat quality traits in 2 Canadian swine populations. Data from a genomic selection study aimed at...
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