Table 3
Association analysis among genotype ofPOU1F1gene and carcass characteristics
Trait | Genotype | Significant F-value |
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| AA | AB | BB | Mean ± SD | |
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Back fat Thickness (mm) | 13.09 ± 0.92 | 12.14 ± 1.92 | 13.33 ± 1.86 | 12.59 ± 0.77 | 0.107 NS |
Carcass weight (kg) | 78.76 ± 1.98b | 92.00 ± 7.61a | 92.33 ± 14.68a | 81.86 ± 2.26 | 3.474* |
L* | 39.54 ± 0.91 | 37.94 ± 1.78 | 38.11 ± 3.56 | 39.17 ± 0.79 | 0.343 NS |
a* | 17.42 ± 0.53ab | 18.36 ± 1.73a | 14.04 ± 3.55b | 17.30 ± 0.52 | 3.258* |
b* | 10.87 ± 0.40 | 10.90 ± 0.91 | 9.78 ± 1.92 | 10.79 ± 0.36 | 0.327 NS |
pH | 5.70 ± 0.62 | 5.67 ± 0.13 | 5.59 ± 0.05 | 5.69 ± 0.05 | 0.195 NS |
Visual color1) | 4.05 ± 0.17 | 4.63 ± 0.42 | 5.00 ± 0.07 | 4.22 ± 0.16 | 2.102 NS |