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 …

Despite QTL mapping being a routine procedure in plant breeding, approaches that fully
exploit data from multi-trait multi-environment (MTME) trials are limited. Mixed models have …

The leptin receptor gene (LEPR) is a candidate for traits related to growth and body
composition, and is located on SSC6 in a region where fatness and meat composition …

During the past decade, efforts to map quantitative trait loci (QTL) in pigs have resulted in
hundreds of QTL being reported for growth, meat quality, reproduction, disease resistance …

Background In many countries, male piglets are castrated shortly after birth because a
proportion of un-castrated male pigs produce meat with an unpleasant flavour and odour …

Pork meat is one of the most important sources of animal protein in the human diet. Its
nutritional properties are partly determined by intramuscular fat content and composition …

Abstract Porcine chromosome 6 (SSC6) has been reported to have QTL affecting
intramuscular fat content (IMF) in multiple populations. The objective of this study was to …

Obesity represents a major global public health problem that increases the risk for
cardiovascular or metabolic disease. The pigs represent an exceptional biomedical model …

The primary goal of this study was to detect and confirm QTL on SSC6 for growth and
fatness traits in 2 experimental F2 intercrosses: Iberian× Landrace (IB× LR) and Iberian× …

A whole‐genome scan was carried out to detect quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting
sensory, organoleptic, physical and chemical properties of meat. The study used phenotypic …