Quantitative trait loci mapping for meat quality traits in swine chromosome 6 Mapeamento de locos de características quantitativas no cromossomo 6 de suínos, associados à qualidade da carne

The current study was carried out to perform QTL mapping on swine chromosome 6 (SSC6) associated to meat quality traits. The F2 population was produced by outbreed crossing using two native Brazilian breed Piau boars and 18 commercial sows. A total of 557 F2 animals were genotyped for 13 microsatell...

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Main Authors: A.V. Pires, P.S. Lopes, S.E.F. Guimarães, C.T. Guimarães, L.A.M. Gomide, A.A. Benevenuto Júnior, F.M.S. Carmo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2005-10-01
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352005000500006