Article
Identification of genes related to intramuscular fat independent of backfat thickness in Duroc pigs using single-step genome-wide association.
Animal genetics - 1 Feb 2021
Zhang Z, Zhang Z, Oyelami F O, Sun H, Xu Z, Ma P, Wang Q, Pan Y
Abstract excerpt
Intramuscular fat (IMF) is an important meat-quality trait of pigs, which influences pork's shearing force, hydraulics, tenderness and juicy flavor. However, to achieve a higher percentage of lean meat, pigs with lower backfat thickness (BF) are intensively selected for, which may lead to a reduction in pork quality. Therefore, the objective of this study was to locate loci that affect IMF without changing BF. A...
Topics
- Adipose Tissue
- Animals
- Breeding
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genotype
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Pork Meat
- Sus scrofa