Divergent selection for intramuscular fat shapes the gut enterotypes

M Martínez-Álvaro, A Zubiri-Gaitán, P Hernández… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Background Intramuscular fat (IMF) content is an important trait for both meat production and
human health, where the host genetics and its microbiome greatly contribute to its …

Caecal metabolomics of two divergently selected rabbit lines revealed microbial biological mechanisms involved in intramuscular fat deposition

A Zubiri-Gaitán, M Martínez-Álvaro, A Blasco… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Intramuscular fat content (IMF) is a key meat quality trait determined by a complex host-
microbiota co-metabolism. In this study, two rabbit lines divergently selected for IMF (high …

[PDF][PDF] CORRELATED RESPONSE TO SELECTION FOR INTRAMUSCULAR FAT ON THE GUT METAGENOMIC PROFILE

A Zubiri-Gaitán, M Martínez-Álvaro, P Hernández… - world-rabbit-science.com
ABSTRACT A divergent selection experiment for intramuscular fat content (IMF) in
Longissimus Thoracis et Lumborum muscle was performed in rabbits during 10 generations …

Maternal effect on the metagenomic composition determining the intramuscular fat content in rabbits

A Zubiri-Gaitán, M Mora… - … of 12th World …, 2022 - wageningenacademic.com
The intramuscular fat (IMF) content is one of the main parameters influencing meat quality
and its deposition is influenced by the gut microbiome composition. This composition is …

Maternal effect on the metagenomic composition determining the intramuscular fat content in rabbits. A. Zubiri-Gaitán1, M. Mora2, C. Casto-Rebollo1, MA Santacreu1 …

P Hernández, N Ibañez-Escriche - wageningenacademic.com
The intramuscular fat (IMF) content is one of the main parameters influencing meat quality
and its deposition is influenced by the gut microbiome composition. This composition is …

[HTML][HTML] 16S rRNA gene-based association study identified microbial taxa associated with pork intramuscular fat content in feces and cecum lumen

S Fang, X Xiong, Y Su, L Huang, C Chen - BMC microbiology, 2017 - Springer
Background Intramuscular fat (IMF) that deposits among muscle fibers or within muscle cells
is an important meat quality trait in pigs. Previous studies observed the effects of dietary …

[HTML][HTML] Intramuscular fat selection in rabbits modifies the fatty acid composition of muscle and liver tissues

A Zubiri-Gaitán, A Blasco, R Ccalta, K Satué… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Intramuscular fat content improves the juiciness, tenderness, and flavor of
meat, but it can also affect its nutritional quality. A divergent selection experiment for …

[HTML][HTML] Novel genomic regions associated with intramuscular fatty acid composition in rabbits

H Laghouaouta, BS Sosa-Madrid, A Zubiri-Gaitán… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary A divergent selection experiment on intramuscular fat (IMF) content was
carried out during nine generations in rabbits. The IMF content was successfully improved …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive functional core microbiome comparison in genetically obese and lean hosts under the same environment

M Martínez-Álvaro, A Zubiri-Gaitán… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Our study provides an exhaustive comparison of the microbiome core functionalities
(captured by 3,936 microbial gene abundances) between hosts with divergent genotypes for …

Intramuscular fat content in meat-producing animals: development, genetic and nutritional control, and identification of putative markers

JF Hocquette, F Gondret, E Baéza, F Médale, C Jurie… - Animal, 2010 - cambridge.org
Intramuscular fat (IMF) content plays a key role in various quality traits of meat. IMF content
varies between species, between breeds and between muscle types in the same breed …