Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Mechanism Associated With Dynamic Changes in Meat Quality of the Longissimus Thoracis Muscle in Tibetan Sheep at Different Growth Stages.

ABSTRACT: Tibetan sheep are mainly distributed in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Its meat is not only essential for the local people but also preferred by the non-inhabitant of this plateau also. To investigate the salient development features and molecular mechanism of the meat difference of LT muscle caused by different growth stages in Tibetan sheep, the carcass performance, meat quality, and comparative transcriptome analysis were performed for investigating the potential molecular mechanism of the meat quality difference of the LT muscle caused by four growth stages [4-months old (4 months), 1.5-years old (1.5 years), 3.5-years old (3.5 years), and 6-years old (6 years)] in the Tibetan sheep. The shear force increased with the increase of age (p < 0.05) while the intramuscular fat (IMF) was

SUBMITTER: Wen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9298548 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature