Investigation of ovine DGAT1 intron 1 variation and its association with variation in carcass traits

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Investigation of ovine DGAT1 intron 1 variation and its association with variation in carcass traits

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The economic importance of a carcass is determined by the quantity of saleable meat. The quality of a carcass is determined by the lean meat yield and the ratio of lean meat to fat. Therefore, the heightened quality is portrayed by a carcass that is low in subcutaneous fat, high in lean meat yield with a minimum of 3% of intramuscular fat to give the meat marbling, enhancing eating attributes such as, juiciness and tenderness. Diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 or DGAT1 has shown to have a stro...

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2016

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Barr, Sarah

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https://hdl.handle.net/10182/7910

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Diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 / DGAT1 / PCR-SSCP / genetic variation / ovine / leg yield / breeding / Romney / genotypes / carcass composition / carcass value / Animal Production / Genetics

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