Pre-selection of SNP markers to improve carcass quality prediction in Korean cattle (Hanwoo)

Abstract

<p>In beef cattle, the improvement of carcass quality traits is important to meet market expectations, particularly in Korean Hanwoo cattle where high levels of intramuscular fat result in high prices. Genomic selection can be applied to select for carcass traits based on phenotypes measured outside the breeding nucleus. Improving the accuracy of genomic prediction is important and the integration of genomic and transcriptomic data could show promise in this field.</p>