Whole genome QTL mapping for growth, meat quality and breast meat yield traits in turkey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is an important agricultural species and is the second largest contributor to the world's poultry meat production. Demand of turkey meat is increasing very rapidly. Genetic markers linked to genes affecting quantitative traits can increase the selection response of animal breeding programs. The use of these molecular markers for the identification of quantitative trait loci, and subsequently fine-mapping of quantitative trait loci regions, allows for pinpointing of genes that underlie such economically important traits.

Results

The quantitative trait loci analyses of the growth curve, body weight, breast yield and the meat quality traits showed putative quantitative trait loci on 21 of the 27 turkey chromosomes covered by the linka

SUBMITTER: Aslam ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3142527 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature