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From phenotyping towards breeding strategies: using in vivo indicator traits and genetic markers to improve meat quality in an endangered pig breed.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Jun 2015
Biermann A D M, Yin T, König von Borstel U U, Rübesam K, Kuhn B, König S
Abstract excerpt
In endangered and local pig breeds of small population sizes, production has to focus on alternative niche markets with an emphasis on specific product and meat quality traits to achieve economic competiveness. For designing breeding strategies on meat quality, an adequate performance testing scheme focussing on phenotyped selection candidates is required. For the endangered German pig breed 'Bunte Bentheimer'...
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