Results from six generations of selection for intramuscular fat in Duroc swine using real-time ultrasound. I. Direct and correlated phenotypic responses to selection

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2774-2780

  Schwab, C R ^a   Baas, T J ^a   Stalder, K J ^a   Nettleton, D ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intramuscular fat; Meat quality; Selection; Swine; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CYTOLOGY; ECHOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; PHENOTYPE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BREEDING; FEMALE; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION, GENETIC; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4; SUIDAE;

EID: 70249088049     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1335     Document Type: Article

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