Identifying Genetic Architecture of Carcass and Meat Quality Traits in a Ningxiang Indigenous Pig Population

GENES(2023)

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Ningxiang pig is a breed renowned for its exceptional meat quality, but it possesses suboptimal carcass traits. To elucidate the genetic architecture of meat quality and carcass traits in Ningxiang pigs, we assessed heritability and executed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) concerning carcass length, backfat thickness, meat color parameters (L.LD, a.LD, b.LD), and pH at two postmortem intervals (45 min and 24 h) within a Ningxiang pig population. Heritability estimates ranged from moderate to high (0.30 similar to 0.80) for carcass traits and from low to high (0.11 similar to 0.48) for meat quality traits. We identified 21 significant SNPs, the majority of which were situated within previously documented QTL regions. Furthermore, the GRM4 gene emerged as a pleiotropic gene that correlated with carcass length and backfat thickness. The ADGRF1, FKBP5, and PRIM2 genes were associated with carcass length, while the NIPBL gene was linked to backfat thickness. These genes hold the potential for use in selective breeding programs targeting carcass traits in Ningxiang pigs.
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meat quality traits,carcass,genetic architecture,indigenous
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