Associations of the variation in the porcine myogenin gene with muscle fibre characteristics, lean meat production and meat quality traits

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 134-141

  Kim, J M ^a   Choi, B D ^a   Kim, B C ^a   Park, S S ^a   Hong, K C ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lean meat production; Meat quality; Muscle fibre number; Myogenin; Pig

Indexed keywords

MYOGENIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; LINEAR MODELS; MEAT; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MYOGENIN; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 62549091396     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: 14390388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2008.00724.x     Document Type: Article

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