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1. 14. Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Garlic (Allium Sativum) and Turmeric (Curcuma Longa) on Growth Performance, Carcass Traits, Blood Profile and Oxidative Status in Growing Rabbits

Author:
Mahmoud Alagawany; Elwy Ali Ashour; Fayez Mohamed Reda
Source:
Annals of animal science 2016 v.16 no.2 pp. 489-505
ISSN:
2300-8733
Subject:
Allium sativum; Curcuma longa; additives; alanine transaminase; albumins; antioxidant activity; aspartate transaminase; biomarkers; blood serum; carcass characteristics; catalase; cholesterol; diet; garlic; glutathione; glutathione peroxidase; growth performance; growth promotion; immune response; immunoglobulin G; immunoglobulin M; lipid composition; lipid peroxidation; liver; protein content; rabbits; superoxide dismutase; triacylglycerols; turmeric
Abstract:
... This study was performed to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with garlic and turmeric powder as growth promoter agents on performance, carcass traits, serum biochemistry, and antioxidant enzyme activities of growing rabbits. A total of 112 New Zealand White rabbits (NZW) at 5 weeks of age were randomly assigned to seven treatments with four replicates. The dietary treatments cons ...
DOI:
10.1515/aoas-2015-0079

2. A 31-bp indel in the 5′ UTR region of GNB1L is significantly associated with chicken body weight and carcass traits

Author:
Tuanhui Ren; Ying Yang; Wujian Lin; Wangyu Li; Mingjian Xian; Rong Fu; Zihao Zhang; Guodong Mo; Wen Luo; Xiquan Zhang
Source:
BMC genetics 2020 v.21 no.1 pp. 91
ISSN:
1471-2156
Subject:
5' untranslated regions; G-proteins; body weight; breast muscle; breasts; breeding programs; carcass characteristics; chicken carcasses; chickens; feed conversion; genes; genetic markers; genotype; growth traits; mutation; polypeptides; small intestine
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: G-protein subunit beta 1 like (GNB1L) encodes a G-protein beta-subunit-like polypeptide. Chicken GNB1L is upregulated in the breast muscle of high feed efficiency chickens, and its expression is 1.52-fold that in low feed efficiency chickens. However, no report has described the effects of GNB1L indels on the chicken carcass and growth traits. RESULTS: This study identified a 31-bp ind ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12863-020-00900-z

3. 7. Associations between Polymorphisms in the DIO3 Gene and Reproductive Traits and Carcass Performance in Pigs

Author:
Maria Oczkowicz; Anna Dunkowska; Katarzyna Piórkowska; Aurelia Mucha; Mirosław Tyra; Katarzyna Ropka-Molik
Source:
Annals of animal science 2016 v.16 no.2 pp. 399-413
ISSN:
2300-8733
Subject:
Large White; backfat; carcass characteristics; fat thickness; genes; ham; landraces; litter size; parity (reproduction); piglets; reproductive traits; single nucleotide polymorphism; Poland
Abstract:
... Recently, DIO3 gene has been proposed as a candidate gene for litter size in pigs. Moreover, it was shown that polymorphism in this gene is associated with carcass traits. In this study we identified several SNPs within coding sequence of DIO3 by HRM method and performed association study between two polymorphisms and reproductive and carcass traits in pigs bred in Poland. Analysis of 350 pigs of ...
DOI:
10.1515/aoas-2015-0073

4. The ACACA and SREBF1 genes are promising markers for pig carcass and performance traits, but not for fatty acid content in the longissimus dorsi muscle and adipose tissue

Author:
Monika Stachowiak; Joanna Nowacka-Woszuk; Maciej Szydlowski; Marek Switonski
Source:
Meat science 2013 v.95 no.1 pp. 64-71
ISSN:
0309-1740
Subject:
acetyl-CoA carboxylase; carcass characteristics; fatty acid composition; genes; genetic markers; longissimus muscle; muscle tissues; pig carcasses; single nucleotide polymorphism; transcription factors
Abstract:
... Among functional and positional candidate genes for pig fatness traits, there are genes encoding acetyl-CoA carboxylase alpha (ACACA) and sterol regulatory element binding transcription factor 1 (SREBF1). In our study, 5 known and 2 novel SNPs in the ACACA gene and 2 known and 6 novel polymorphisms in the SREBF1 were found. The SNPs segregated as 6 and 10 haplotypes in ACACA and SREBF1, respective ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.meatsci.2013.04.021
PubMed:
23657179

5. ASAS Centennial Paper: A century of pioneers and progress in meat science in the United States leads to new frontiers

Author:
Beermann, D.H.
Source:
Journal of animal science 2009 v.87 no.3 pp. 1192-1198
ISSN:
0021-8812
Subject:
food spoilage; carcass characteristics; food packaging; universities; meat products; animal husbandry; modified atmosphere packaging; cytoskeleton; meat packing plants; agricultural history; food consumption; postmortem changes; food marketing; refrigeration; proteinases; food contamination; food processing; meat tenderness; poultry industry; United States
Abstract:
... Discoveries, understanding, and innovations in meat science during the last century have led to revolutionary changes in meat and poultry production, processing, marketing, and consumption. American Society of Animal Science members have made key contributions in most, if not all, categories of advancement. The first US university meat science program was begun in Minnesota in 1905. Use of mechani ...
DOI:
10.2527/jas.2008-1542
PubMed:
19066248

6. ASCL2 Gene Expression Analysis and Its Association with Carcass Traits in Pigs

Author:
Cheng, H.C.; Zhang, F.W.; Deng, C.Y.; Jiang, C.D.; Xiong, Y.Z.; Li, F.E.; Lei, M.G.
ISSN:
1011-2367
Subject:
swine; gene expression; carcass characteristics; genetic code; China
DOI:
10.5713/ajas.2007.1485

7. Accuracies of genomically estimated breeding values from pure-breed and across-breed predictions in Australian beef cattle

Author:
Vinzent Boerner; David J Johnston; Bruce Tier
Source:
Genetics, selection, evolution 2014 v.46 no.1 pp. 61
ISSN:
0999-193X
Subject:
Angus; Brahman; Hereford; Santa Gertrudis; Shorthorn; beef cattle; body composition; breeding value; carcass characteristics; cattle breeding; crossing; equations; genetic correlation; marker-assisted selection; models; phenotypic correlation; prediction; sires; slaughterhouses; young animals
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: The major obstacles for the implementation of genomic selection in Australian beef cattle are the variety of breeds and in general, small numbers of genotyped and phenotyped individuals per breed. The Australian Beef Cooperative Research Center (Beef CRC) investigated these issues by deriving genomic prediction equations (PE) from a training set of animals that covers a range of breeds ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12711-014-0061-9
PubMed:
25927468
PubMed Central:
PMC4207895

8. Accuracy of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry, weight, longissimus lumborum muscle depth and GR fat depth to predict half carcass composition in sheep

Author:
Dunshea, F.R.; Suster, D.; Eason, P.J.; Warner, R.D.; Hopkins, D.L.; Ponnampalam, E.N.
Source:
Animal production science 2007 v.47 no.10 pp. 1165-1171
ISSN:
0816-1089
Subject:
dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; estimation; lipid content; carcass characteristics; thickness; muscles; sheep; body weight; regression analysis; bone density; ash content; nondestructive methods; fat thickness; measurement; lean body mass; backfat; prediction
DOI:
10.1071/EA07039

9. Accuracy of genomic breeding values in multibreed beef cattle populations derived from deregressed breeding values and phenotypes

Author:
K. L. Weber; R. M. Thallman; J. W. Keele; W. M. Snelling; G. L. Bennett; T. P. L. Smith; T. G. McDaneld; M. F. Allan; A. I. Van Eenennaam; L. A. Kuehn
Source:
Journal of animal science 2012 v.90 no.12 pp. 4177-4190
ISSN:
0021-8812
Subject:
sires; carcass characteristics; Angus; beef cattle; purebreds; phenotype; genotype; equations; animal experimentation; variance; breeding value; growth traits; genetic merit; prediction; germplasm evaluation; loci; beef; Hereford; genetic variation; early selection; researchers; United States
Abstract:
... Genomic selection involves the assessment of genetic merit through prediction equations that allocate genetic variation with dense marker genotypes. It has the potential to provide accurate breeding values for selection candidates at an early age and facilitate selection for expensive or difficult to measure traits. Accurate across-breed prediction would allow genomic selection to be applied on a ...
Handle:
10113/57484
DOI:
10.2527/jas.2011-4586
PubMed:
no direct match

10. Accuracy of genomic prediction using mixed low-density marker panels

Author:
Lianjie Hou; Wenshuai Liang; Guli Xu; Bo Huang; Xiquan Zhang; Ching Yuan Hu; Chong Wang
Source:
Animal production science 2020 v.60 no.8 pp. 999-1007
ISSN:
1836-0939
Subject:
animal breeding; carcass characteristics; genomics; genotyping; marker-assisted selection; prediction; quantitative trait loci; single nucleotide polymorphism
Abstract:
... Low-density single-nucleotide polymorphism (LD-SNP) panel is one effective way to reduce the cost of genomic selection in animal breeding. The present study proposes a new type of LD-SNP panel called mixed low-density (MLD) panel, which considers SNPs with a substantial effect estimated by Bayes method B (BayesB) from many traits and evenly spaced distribution simultaneously. Simulated and real da ...
DOI:
10.1071/AN18503

11. Accuracy of real-time ultrasound measurements of total tissue, fat, and muscle depths at different measuring sites in lamb

Author:
Thériault, M.; Pomar, C.; Castonguay, F.W.
Source:
Journal of animal science 2009 v.87 no.5 pp. 1801-1813
ISSN:
0021-8812
Subject:
carcass characteristics; image analysis; food animals; spatial distribution; skeletal muscle; body fat; lambs; spatial variation; accuracy; carcass grading; ultrasonography
Abstract:
... Accuracy of live ultrasound measurements to evaluate the total tissue depth (GR), as well as fat and LM depths at different scanning sites, was studied in 96 purebred Suffolk and Dorset lambs of both sexes slaughtered between 36 and 54 kg of BW. Before slaughter, 7 real-time ultrasound measurements were taken on lambs: fat and LM depths between the 12th and 13th ribs (transverse) and between the 3 ...
DOI:
10.2527/jas.2008-1002
PubMed:
19151153

12. Addition of a protease to low crude protein density diets of broiler chickens

Author:
Mohsen Mohammadigheisar; In Ho Kim
Source:
Journal of applied animal research 2018 v.46 no.1 pp. 1377-1381
ISSN:
0974-1844
Subject:
blood; body weight; broiler chickens; carcass characteristics; chicks; crude protein; diet; digestibility; essential amino acids; excreta; growth performance; microorganisms; proteinases
Abstract:
... A total of 864 1-day-old Ross 308 broiler chickens with an average body weight of 40 ± 1.1 g were used to determine the effect of adding protease to broiler chickens diets with different crude protein (CP) density on growth performance, carcase characteristics, excreta microbiota, blood constituents, and nutrient digestibility. The chicks were allotted in pens with 18 birds/pen and 12 pen/treatmen ...
DOI:
10.1080/09712119.2018.1512862

13. Addition of phytogenic blend in different nutrient density diets of meat-type ducks

Author:
Mohsen Mohammadi Gheisar; Pinyao Zhao; In Ho Kim
Source:
Journal of applied animal research 2018 v.46 no.1 pp. 854-859
ISSN:
0974-1844
Subject:
abdominal fat; body weight changes; breast muscle; calcium; carcass characteristics; color; cooking quality; diet; digestibility; drip loss; ducklings; energy; feed conversion; gender; growth performance; nutrient density; nutrients; pH; phosphorus; slaughter; thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances
Abstract:
... A total of 160 1-d-old ducklings (mixed gender) were used to evaluate the effects of dietary phytogenic supplementation on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and nutrient digestibility. Each treatment consisted of eight replications and five birds/replication. Treatments were: (T1) high nutrient diet; (T2) T1+phytobiotics; (T3) low nutrient diet; (T4) T3+phytobiotics. The results indicat ...
DOI:
10.1080/09712119.2017.1411265

14. Additive and epistatic genome‐wide association for growth and ultrasound scan measures of carcass‐related traits in Brahman cattle

Author:
A.A. Ali; M.S. Khatkar; H.N. Kadarmideen; P.C. Thomson
Source:
Journal of animal breeding and genetics 2015 v.132 no.2 pp. 187-197
ISSN:
0931-2668
Subject:
Brahman; analytical methods; animal growth; carcass characteristics; cattle; epistasis; fat thickness; genes; genetic variation; inheritance (genetics); insulin-like growth factor I; loci; models; single nucleotide polymorphism; subcutaneous fat; ultrasonics; variance
Abstract:
... Genome‐wide association studies are routinely used to identify genomic regions associated with traits of interest. However, this ignores an important class of genomic associations, that of epistatic interactions. A genome‐wide interaction analysis between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) using highly dense markers can detect epistatic interactions, but is a difficult task due to multiple tes ...
DOI:
10.1111/jbg.12147

15. Additive genetic and maternal effects on postweaning growth and carcass traits in rabbits

Author:
Krogmeier, D.; Dzapo, V.; Mao, I.L.
Source:
Journal of animal breeding and genetics 1994 v.111 no.1-6 pp. 289-297
ISSN:
0931-2668
Subject:
age at slaughter; animal models; carcass characteristics; dressing percentage; electrical conductivity; energy metabolism; genetic correlation; genetic relationships; growth traits; heritability; kidneys; litter size; maternal effect; pH; parturition; rabbits; weaning
Abstract:
... SUMMARY: Additive genetic and maternal effects were estimated for postweaning growth traits and carcass traits using a derivate-free REML procedure under animal model. The traits studied were weight at 84 days of age, age at slaughter, postweaning ADG, dressing percentage, weight of kidney and pelvic fat, and muscle pH value and electrical conductivity in the semimembranosus muscle. Heritability e ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1439-0388.1994.tb00468.x
PubMed:
21395780

16. Administration of zilpaterol hydrochloride alters feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, muscle, and fat profiling in finishing Hanwoo steers

Author:
C.B. Choi; K.K. Jung; K.Y. Chung; B.S. Yang; K.B. Chin; S.W. Suh; D.H. Oh; M.S. Jeon; K.H. Baek; S.O. Lee; S.I. Kim; Y.H. Lee; D.A. Yates; J.P. Hutcheson; B.J. Johnson
Source:
Livestock science 2013 v.157 no.2-3 pp. 435-441
ISSN:
1871-1413
Subject:
average daily gain; carcass characteristics; dressing percentage; fatty acid composition; finishing; longissimus muscle; marbling; meat; physicochemical properties; steers; weight gain
Abstract:
... Forty Hanwoo steers weighing 759.3±50.3kg were used to evaluate the effects of treatment with zilpaterol hydrochloride (ZH) in terms of feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, and fatty acid composition. We hypothesized that treatment of ZH increases meat amount in long-fed Hanwoo steers. Animals were blocked by BW, and assigned to one of two treatments within each block. Five animals were h ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.livsci.2013.06.035

17. Advances in research on the prenatal development of skeletal muscle in animals in relation to the quality of muscle-based food. II – Genetic factors related to animal performance and advances in methodology

Author:
Rehfeldt, C.; Pas, M.F.W. Te; Wimmers, K.; Brameld, J.M.; Nissen, P.M.; Berri, C.; Valente, L.M.P.; Power, D.M.; Picard, B.; Stickland, N.C.; Oksbjerg, N.
Source:
Animal 2011 v.5 no.5 pp. 718-730
ISSN:
1751-7311
Subject:
carcass characteristics; selection response; genetic background; meat carcasses; genes; fish; genetic markers; quantitative trait loci; proteome; phenotype; skeletal muscle; breeds; transcriptome; insulin-like growth factor binding proteins; animal performance; selection methods; metabolism; correlated responses; cattle; meat; mutation; in vitro studies; enzyme activity; cell proliferation; swine; chickens; skeletal development; myosin heavy chains; genetic variation; meat quality; prenatal development; muscle fibers
Abstract:
... Selective breeding is an effective tool to improve livestock. Several selection experiments have been conducted to study direct selection responses as well as correlated responses in traits of skeletal muscle growth and function. Moreover, comparisons of domestic with wild-type species and of extreme breeds provide information on the genetic background of the skeletal muscle phenotype. Structural ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1751731110002454
PubMed:
22439994

18. Advances of Molecular Markers and Their Application for Body Variables and Carcass Traits in Qinchuan Cattle

Author:
Sayed Haidar Abbas Raza; Rajwali Khan; Sameh A. Abdelnour; Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack; Asmaa F. Khafaga; Ayman Taha; Husein Ohran; Chugang Mei; Nicola M. Schreurs; Linsen Zan
Source:
Genes 2019 v.10 no.9 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-4425
Subject:
age at slaughter; beef; beef quality; carcass characteristics; cattle; cold treatment; diet; economic development; finishing; flavor; genes; genetic background; genetic improvement; genetic markers; genetic polymorphism; intramuscular fat; juiciness; nutritive value; phenotype; temperature
Abstract:
... This review considers the unique characteristics of Chinese cattle and intramuscular fat content (IMF) as factors influencing meat quality, including tenderness, flavor, and juiciness of meat. Due to its nutritional qualities, meat contributes to a healthy and balanced diet. The intramuscular fat content and eating quality of beef are influenced by many factors, which can generally be divided into ...
DOI:
10.3390/genes10090717
PubMed:
31533236
PubMed Central:
PMC6771018

19. Age at castration (surgical or immunological) impacts carcass characteristics and meat quality of male pigs

Author:
L. Huber; E. J. Squires; I. B. Mandell; C. F. M. de Lange
Source:
Animal 2018 v.12 no.3 pp. 648-656
ISSN:
1751-732X
Subject:
animal age; backfat; boar taint; body fat; body protein; carcass characteristics; cold; corn; diet; dressing percentage; gonadotropin-releasing hormone; immunization; immunocastration; lipid content; lipids; liver; males; nutrients; pork; pork quality; protein deposition; slaughter; soybean meal; swine
Abstract:
... In order to accurately estimate body composition at slaughter and to meet specific market targets, the influence of age at time of castration (surgical or immunological) on body composition and boar taint indicators must be determined for male pigs. In all, 48 males were randomly assigned to one of four management regimens: (1) entire male pigs (EM), (2) EM surgically castrated at ~40 kg BW and 10 ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1751731117002063
PubMed:
28803576

20. Age at the beginning of the fattening period of Iberian pigs under free-range conditions affects growth, carcass characteristics and the fatty acid profile of lipids

Author:
Daza, A.; Lopez-Bote, C.J.; Olivares, A.; Menoyo, D.; Ruiz, J.
Source:
Animal feed science and technology 2007 v.139 no.1-2 pp. 81-91
ISSN:
0377-8401
Subject:
pork; animal growth; carcass characteristics; fatty acid composition; swine breeds; free range husbandry; stearic acid; rheological properties; finishing; palmitic acid; animal age; backfat; swine
DOI:
10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.01.003