Comparative muscle transcriptome associated with carcass traits of Nellore cattle.

Commercial cuts yield is an important trait for beef production, which affects the final value of the products, but its direct determination is a challenging procedure to be implemented in practice. The measurement of ribeye area (REA) and backfat thickness (BFT) can be used as indirect measures of meat yield. REA and BFT are important traits studied in beef cattle due to their strong implication in technological (carcass yield) and nutritional characteristics of meat products, like the degree of muscularity and total body fat. Thus, the aim of this work was to study the Longissimus dorsi muscle transcriptome of Nellore cattle, associated with REA and BFT, to find differentially expressed (DE) genes, metabolic pathways, and biological processes that may regulate these traits.

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Main Authors:	VIGNATO, B. S., COUTINHO, L. L., CESAR, A. S. M., POLETI, M. D., REGITANO, L. C. de A., BALIEIRO, J. C. de C.
Other Authors:	Bárbara Silva Vignato, FZEA/USP; Luiz Lehmann Coutinho, ESALQ/USP; Aline Silva Mello Cesar, ESALQ/USP; Mirele Daiana Poleti, ESALQ/USP; LUCIANA CORREIA DE ALMEIDA REGITANO, CPPSE; Júlio Cesar de Carvalho Balieiro, FZEA/USP.
Format:	Artigo de periódico biblioteca
Language:	English eng
Published:	2017-09-01
Subjects:	Backfat thickness, Bos taurus indicus, Ribeye area,
Online Access:	http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1074816 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-3897-x
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