Differences in global gene expression in muscle tissue of Nellore cattle with divergent meat tenderness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Meat tenderness is the consumer's most preferred sensory attribute. This trait is affected by a number of factors, including genotype, age, animal sex, and pre- and post-slaughter management. In view of the high percentage of Zebu genes in the Brazilian cattle population, mainly Nellore cattle, the improvement of meat tenderness is important since the increasing proportion of Zebu genes in the population reduces meat tenderness. However, the measurement of this trait is difficult once it can only be made after animal slaughtering. New technologies such as RNA-Seq have been used to increase our understanding of the genetic processes regulating quantitative traits phenotypes. The objective of this study was to identify differentially expressed genes related to meat tendern

SUBMITTER: Fonseca LFS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5716225 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature