Improvement of meat and carcase quality traits using genomics in pig sire lines

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Title:	Improvement of meat and carcase quality traits using genomics in pig sire lines
Contributor(s):	Sharif-Islam, M (author) ; Van Der Werf, J H J (author); Boerner, V (author); Hermesch, S (author)
Publication Date:	2021-11
DOI:	10.1016/j.anscip.2021.09.151
Handle Link:	https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/57632
Abstract:	Introduction: The terminal sire line breeding objective (BO) in pigs may include meat and carcase quality (MCQ) traits because of growing consumer interest for pork quality. However, MCQ traits are hard to measure and not routinely recorded. Genomic selection could be an option to improve the MCQ traits provided that reference populations have both genotypes and phenotypes for MCQ traits. Limited studies have been done so far to assess the impact of genomic selection (GS) for the improvement of MCQ traits (Lopez et al., 2016). This study aimed to investigate the benefits of GS for the improvement of MCQ traits such as drip loss (DLP) and intramuscular fat (IMF) in pigs.
Publication Type:	Journal Article
Source of Publication:	Animal - science proceedings, 12(2), p. 228-228
Publisher:	Elsevier BV
Place of Publication:	The Netherlands
ISSN:	2772-283X
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020:	300305 Animal reproduction and breeding
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020:	100410 Pigs
Peer Reviewed:	Yes
HERDC Category Description:	C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
Appears in Collections:	Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit (AGBU) Journal Article

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