The multigene family of fatty acid-binding proteins (FABPs): function, structure and polymorphism

A Chmurzyńska - Journal of applied genetics, 2006 - Springer
Fatty acid-binding proteins (FABPs) are members of the superfamily of lipid-binding proteins
(LBP). So far 9 different FABPs, with tissue-specific distribution, have been identified: L …

Progress in reducing the pale, soft and exudative (PSE) problem in pork and poultry meat

S Barbut, AA Sosnicki, SM Lonergan, T Knapp… - Meat science, 2008 - Elsevier
Research in the area of the pale, soft and exudative (PSE) pork and poultry meat is reviewed
in this article with an emphasis on genetic, biochemical and metabolic factors contributing to …

Detection of quantitative trait loci for growth and beef carcass fatness traits in a cross between Bos taurus (Angus) and Bos indicus (Brahman) cattle

JJ Kim, F Farnir, J Savell, JF Taylor - Journal of Animal Science, 2003 - academic.oup.com
This study was conducted to detect quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting growth and beef
carcass fatness traits in an experimental population of Angus and Brahman crossbreds. The …

Differential expression of lipid metabolism related genes in porcine muscle tissue leading to different intramuscular fat deposition

SM Zhao, LJ Ren, L Chen, X Zhang, ML Cheng, WZ Li… - Lipids, 2009 - Springer
Intramuscular fat (IMF) content affects meat quality and varies in different pig breeds.
However, the underlying mechanisms of different IMF depositions in different genetic …

Detection of quantitative trait loci for meat quality in a commercial slaughter pig cross

E Grindflek, J Szyda, Z Liu, S Lien - Mammalian Genome, 2001 - Springer
The primary goal of this study was to localize quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting meat
quality traits in swine. In total, 42 traits were scored on 305 F 2 individuals from a commercial …

Physiology, affecting factors and strategies for control of pig meat intramuscular fat

G Shi-Zheng, Z Su-Mei - Recent patents on food, nutrition & …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
Intramuscular fat (IMF) content is an important determinant of quality characteristics such as
tenderness, juiciness and flavour, and of its acceptability by consumers. Research has …

鸡H-FABP 和A-FABP 基因表达与肌内脂肪含量相关研究

李文娟, 李宏宾, 文杰, 陈继兰, 赵桂苹, 郑麦青 - 畜牧兽医学报, 2006 - xmsyxb.com
选用H-FABP 和A-FABP 基因作为影响鸡肌内脂肪沉积的候选基因, 以北京油鸡, 矮脚鸡,
白莱航鸡和AA 肉鸡为研究群体, 利用RT-PCR 和实时荧光定量PCR 技术, 分别对56, 90,120 …

[PDF][PDF] Current status of quantitative trait locus mapping in pigs

JP Bidanel, M Rothschild - Pig News and information, 2002 - researchgate.net
Our knowledge of farm animals genomes has progressed considerably over the last 10
years. Advances in molecular biology techniques have first made it possible to develop …

A critical analysis of production-associated DNA polymorphisms in the genes of cattle, goat, sheep, and pig

EM Ibeagha-Awemu, P Kgwatalala, X Zhao - Mammalian Genome, 2008 - Springer
Increasing productivity is one of the main objectives in animal production. Traditional
breeding methods have led to increased gains in some traits but gains are not easily …

Genetics of meat quality and carcass traits.

DC Ciobanu, SM Lonergan… - The genetics of the …, 2011 - cabidigitallibrary.org
The genetics of the pig: Genetics of meat quality and carcass traits. Page 1 ©CAB International
2011. The Genetics of the Pig, 2nd Edn (eds MF Rothschild and A. Ruvinsky) 355 Genetics of …