Table 3
Association analysis among genotype ofPOU1F1gene and carcass characteristics

TraitGenotypeSignificant F-value
AAABBBMean ± SD
Back fat Thickness (mm)13.09 ± 0.9212.14 ± 1.9213.33 ± 1.8612.59 ± 0.770.107 NS
Carcass weight (kg)78.76 ± 1.98b92.00 ± 7.61a92.33 ± 14.68a81.86 ± 2.263.474*
L*39.54 ± 0.9137.94 ± 1.7838.11 ± 3.5639.17 ± 0.790.343 NS
a*17.42 ± 0.53ab18.36 ± 1.73a14.04 ± 3.55b17.30 ± 0.523.258*
b*10.87 ± 0.4010.90 ± 0.919.78 ± 1.9210.79 ± 0.360.327 NS
pH5.70 ± 0.625.67 ± 0.135.59 ± 0.055.69 ± 0.050.195 NS
Visual color1)4.05 ± 0.174.63 ± 0.425.00 ± 0.074.22 ± 0.162.102 NS