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Investigation on muscle fiber types and meat quality and estimation of their heritability and correlation coefficients with each other in four pig populations.
Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho - 1 Jan 2000
Yan Min, Li Longyun, Huang Yizhong, Tang Xi, Shu Yujie, Cui Dengshuai, Yu Chuangang, Hu Yongqiang, Ma Junwu, Xiao Shijun, Guo Yuanmei
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate the muscle fiber types and meat quality in four populations and estimate the heritability and correlation coefficients of those traits in Shanxia long black pig (SX). In this study, a total of 318 pigs were recorded for 16 traits of the muscle fiber types and meat quality in four populations, including 256 individuals from the new breed SX. The population had a significant...
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