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Correlation of morphometric properties to meat yield and fatness index in the red strain of the saltwater hard clam Meretrix meretrix.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2023
Zhang Zhidong, Wu Yangping, Zhang Yu, Zhu Yanqing, Cao Yi, Chen Suhua, Peng Yuheng, Sun Xuefeng, Chen Aihua
Abstract excerpt
To determine the relevance of morphometric properties attributed to the meat yield and fatness index of the saltwater hard clam Meretrix meretrix. A new strain of M. meretrix with red shell color was produced after five generations of selection within a family of full-sibs. 7 morphometric traits, including shell length (SL), shell height (SH), shell width (SW), ligament length (LL), projection length (PL),...
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