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Genome-Wide Association Study for Meat Quality Traits in a Multi-Breed Pig Population
Abstract This study aimed at identifying genomic regions that affect nine pork quality traits in purebred and crossbred fatteners. A total of 259 fatteners represented by six purebreds/crosses were genotyped for 45556 SNP markers by Illumina Porcine SNP60 BeadChip. The following traits were recorded: glycogen potential (GP), glycogen content (GC), lactate content (LC), pH35, pH24, pH48, drip loss after 48 hours (DL48), colour lightness (L *) and lean meat content (LMC). Multi-Locus Mixed Model methodology was applied to find associations between SNP markers and recorded traits. Several SNPs were found to be significantly associated with some pork quality traits: four SNPs (located on SSC7, SSC10 and SSC14) with GP, three SNPs (SSC10, SSC14) with GC, one SNP (SSC15) with DL48 and one SNP with pH48. Genetic variation explained by significant SNPs ranged from 7.6% to 9.1%. Moreover, some genes (e.g. CAPN10, ALDH5A1, PASK, SNITA1 and MYH7B) located in the close vicinity to significant markers are proposed to be candidate genes explaining the genetic background of the traits studied.
Effects of two alternative feeding diets on growth, feed efficiency and meat quality in crossbreeding goose populations
Abstract This study evaluated the effects of two dietary protein sources - standard soybean meal (SBM) and local protein sources (LPS: yellow lupin and rapeseed meal) - on growth performance, feed efficiency, and meat quality in two goose reciprocal crossbred populations of Eskildsen (E) and Tapphorn (T). The research material consisted of 240 geese (120 from each of the two groups TE and ET). The following traits were recorded: growth, feed intake, feed conversion ratio (FCR), carcass composition, and meat chemical composition, including fatty acid profiles. Results showed that LPS-fed geese had reduced body weight gain (BWG) during the first 28 days; however, this difference diminished over time. While final body weights were similar, cumulative feed intake was higher and FCR less efficient in the LPS group. The TE genotype exhibited superior growth and carcass weights compared to ET, suggesting a maternal heterosis effect. Although protein and mineral content were unaffected, meat from LPS-fed geese had higher polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and lower fat content, indicating potential nutritional benefits. In conclusion, yellow lupin can serve as a viable alternative to SBM in goose diets. On the other hand, effects of population on these studied traits are usually significant. It indicates formulating feeding strategies should be included genetic origin of population.