Genome-wide association study for backfat thickness in Canchim beef cattle using Random Forest approach.
Meat quality involves many traits, such as marbling, tenderness, juiciness, and backfat thickness, all of which require attention from livestock producers. Backfat thickness improvement by means of traditional selection techniques in Canchim beef cattle has been challenging due to its low heritability, and it is measured late in an animal?s life. Therefore, the implementation of new methodologies for identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) linked to backfat thickness are an important strategy for genetic improvement of carcass and meat quality.
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Format: | Artigo de periódico biblioteca |
Language: | Ingles English |
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2013-06-14
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Subjects: | Machine learning, Tropical composition cattle, Bovino, lipid metabolism, subcutaneous fat, |
Online Access: | http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/959968 |
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