Among the large number of attributes that define pork quality, fat content and composition
have attracted the attention of breeders in the recent years due to their interaction with …

Simple Summary Appropriate intramuscular fat content (IFC) is the goal of consumers and
the direction that breeders must pursue. However, it is difficult to improve the IFC but not …

Improving swine climatic resilience through genomic selection has the potential to minimize
welfare issues and increase the industry profitability. The main objective of this study was to …

Background Trends in the development of genetic markers for the purposes of genomic and
marker-assisted selection primarily focus on identifying causative polymorphisms. Using …

In humans and mice, melanocortin receptor 4 (MC4R) and melanocortin receptor accessory
protein 2 (MRAP2) can form a complex and control energy balance, thus regulating body …

Background Intramuscular fat (IMF) content is a determining factor for meat taste. The
Luchuan pig is a fat-type local breed in southern China that is famous for its desirable meat …

As the swine industry continues to explore pork quality traits alongside growth, feed
efficiency and carcass leanness traits, it becomes imperative to understand their underlying …

Simple Summary The melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) is an important gene that can affect
the growth and economic traits of sheep. This study first investigated the distribution of the …

Molecular marker-assisted selection (MAS) provides an efficient tool for pig breeding. In this
study, according to the literature, we selected eight effective or causal mutations from eight …

Gene transcripts or mRNAs and long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are differentially
expressed during porcine skeletal muscle development. However, only a few studies have …