Analysis of MC4R polymorphism in Italian Large White and Italian Duroc pigs: Association with carcass traits

Meat Science

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 887-892

  Davoli, R ^a   Braglia, S ^a   Valastro, V ^a   Annarratone, C ^a   Comella, M ^a   Zambonelli, P ^a   Nisi, I ^a   Gallo, M ^b   Buttazzoni, L ^b,c   Russo, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Associazione Nazionale Allevatori Suini ANAS   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carcass traits; Italian pig breeds; Melanocortin 4 receptor gene; MRNA level

Indexed keywords

CARCASS TRAITS; DUROC-PIGS; ENERGY HOMEOSTASIS; FEED CONVERSION RATIOS; FEED INTAKE; G PROTEIN; GENE CODES; ITALIAN PIG BREEDS; MRNA LEVEL; RECEPTOR GENES; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS; TRANSMEMBRANE RECEPTORS;

GENES; TISSUE;

MAMMALS;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE; SUS;

DNA; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; DNA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; ITALY; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4; RNA, MESSENGER; SWINE;

EID: 84855553966     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2011.11.025     Document Type: Article

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