QTL for microstructural and biophysical muscle properties and body composition in pigs

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The proportion of muscle fibre types and their size affect muscularity as well as functional properties of the musculature and meat quality. We aimed to identify QTL for microstructural muscle properties including muscle fibre size,...

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Main Authors: Murani Eduard, Hardge Torsten, Fiedler Ilse, Wimmers Klaus, Schellander Karl, Ponsuksili Siriluck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-03-01
Series:BMC Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2156/7/15