QTL analyses of general compound, color, and pH traits in breast and thigh muscles in Korean native chicken》.pdf

Livestock Science ∎ (∎∎∎∎) ∎∎∎–∎∎∎ Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Livestock Science journal homepage: /locate/livsci QTL analyses of general compound, color, and pH traits in breast and thigh muscles in Korean native chicken D.W. Seo a,1, H.B. Park a,1, S. Jung a, M. Cahyadi a,b, N.R. Choi a, S. Jin a, K.N. Heo c, C. Jo d, J.H. Lee a,n a Division of Animal and Dairy Science, Chungnam National University, Deajeon 305-764, Republic of Korea b Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta 57126, Indonesia c Poultry Science Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration, Cheonan 331-801, Republic of Korea d Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Center for Food and Bioconvergence, and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Meat quality is one important selection criterium to consumers. In Asian countries, demands for native Received 30 June 2015 chicken breeds with better meat quality-related traits are increasing. In this study, 13 meat quality re- Received in revised form lated traits in Korean native chicken were collected to identify QTLs that could affect the traits. A total of 20 September 2015 22 novel QTLs, including 5 for general meat compounds (GC), 4 for the meat color (MC), and 13 for pH Accepted 22 September 2015 were identified. Significant QT