Quality pork genes and meat production

G. S. Plastow, D. Carrión, M. Gil, J. A. García-Regueiro, M. Font i Furnols, M. Gispert, M. A. Oliver, A. Velarde, M. D. Guàrdia, M. Hortós, M. A. Rius, C. Sárraga, I. Diíaz, A. Valero, A. Sosnicki, R. Klont, S. Dornan, J. M. Wilkinson, G. Evans, C. SargentG. Davey, D. Connolly, B. Houeix, C. M. Maltin, H. E. Hayes, V. Anandavijayan, A. Foury, N. Geverink, M. Cairns, R. E. Tilley, P. Mormède, S. C. Blott

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Abstract

Functional genomics, including analysis of the transcriptome and proteome, provides new opportunities for understanding the molecular processes in muscle and how these influence its conversion to meat. The Quality Pork Genes project was established to identify genes associated with variation in different aspects of raw material (muscle) quality and to then develop genetic tools that could be utilized to improve this quality. DNA polymorphisms identified in the porcine PRKAG3 and CAST genes illustrate the impact that such tools can have in improving meat quality. The resources developed in Quality Pork Genes provide the basis for identifying more of these tools.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)409-421
Number of pages13
JournalMeat Science
Volume70
Issue number3 SPEC. ISS.
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2005

Keywords

  • Functional genomics
  • Meat quality
  • Muscle genes
  • Pig
  • Pork

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