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1. Porcine intramuscular fat content and composition are regulated by quantitative trait loci with muscle-specific effects

Author:
Amills, M.,   et al.   ; Quintanilla, R.; Pena, R. N.; Gallardo, D.; Cánovas, A.; Ramírez, O.; Díaz, I.; Noguera, J. L.;     Show all 8 Authors
Source:
Journal of animal science 2011 v.89 no.10 pp. 2963-2971
ISSN:
0021-8812
Subject:
cholesterol; fatty acids; human health; intramuscular fat; longissimus muscle; marker-assisted selection; meat; metabolism; nutrition; phenotype; quantitative trait loci; skeletal muscle; swine
Abstract:
... Intramuscular fat (IMF) storage is a biological process with a strong impact on nutritional and technological properties of meat and also with relevant consequences on human health. The genetic architecture of IMF content and composition phenotypes has been thoroughly studied in pigs through the identification of QTL and the estimation of genetic parameters. A question that has not been elucidated ...
DOI:
10.2527/jas.2011-3974
PubMed:
21571897