Genome-Wide Association Study of Meat Quality Traits in Nellore Cattle.

The objective of this study was to identify genomic regions that are associated with meat quality traits in the Nellore breed. Nellore steers were finished in feedlots and slaughtered at a commercial slaughterhouse. This analysis included 1,822 phenotypic records of tenderness and 1,873 marbling rec...

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Main Authors: Ana F B Magalhães, Gregório M F de Camargo, Gerardo A Fernandes, Daniel G M Gordo, Rafael L Tonussi, Raphael B Costa, Rafael Espigolan, Rafael M de O Silva, Tiago Bresolin, Willian B F de Andrade, Luciana Takada, Fabieli L B Feitosa, Fernando Baldi, Roberto Carvalheiro, Luis A L Chardulo, Lucia G de Albuquerque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4928802?pdf=render