Genetic dissection of 26 meat cut, meat quality and carcass traits in four pig populations.

Lei XieJiangtao QinTianxiong YaoXi TangDengshuai CuiLiqing ChenLin RaoShijun XiaoZhiyan ZhangLusheng Huang

Published in: Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE (2023)

Our results indicate that breeding programs for MCP have the potential to enhance carcass composition by increasing the proportion of expensive cuts and decreasing the proportion of inexpensive cuts. Since MCP are post-slaughter traits, the QTL and candidate genes related to these traits can be used for marker-assisted and genomic selection.

Keyphrases

genome wide
copy number
dna methylation
public health
gene expression
high density
genetic diversity