Variations of fresh meat quality exist because the quality traits are affected by various
intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Because the meat quality is basically dependent on muscle …

In the past years, there has been a remarkable development of high-throughput omics (HTO)
technologies such as genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and …

Domestic animals are invaluable resources for study of the molecular architecture of
complex traits. Although the map** of quantitative trait loci (QTL) responsible for …

Pork is one of the most consumed animal-derived protein sources around the world, but less
than 45% of dietary nitrogen (N) is converted into edible lean meat. This inefficiency …

In Europe the proportion of male pigs that are left 'entire'has been high for many years in the
British Isles and Iberian Peninsula, and has recently increased in The Netherlands and to a …

Rearing entire pigs may lead to meat quality and welfare problems in relation to pubertal
development. A better knowledge of the sources of variation of pubertal development …

Background Boar taint is observed in a high proportion of uncastrated male pigs and is
characterized by an unpleasant odor/flavor in cooked meat, primarily caused by elevated …

Simple Summary Successful breeding of entire male pigs needs a better understanding of
factors driving meat quality and behavior traits as entire male pigs have lower meat quality …

Surgical castration can effectively avoid boar taint and improve pork quality by removing the
synthesis of androstenone in the testis, thereby reducing its deposition in adipose tissue …

As one of the main breeding selection criteria, external appearance has special economic
importance in the hog industry. In this study, an Illumina Porcine SNP60 BeadChip was used …