Association study between single nucleotide polymorphisms in porcine genes and pork quality traits for fresh consumption and processing into Italian dry-cured ham
MEAT SCIENCE
Authors: Davoli, Roberta; Schivazappa, Cristina; Zambonelli, Paolo; Braglia, Silvia; Rossi, Andrea; Virgili, Roberta
Abstract
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of six genes (TTN, PRKAG3, CAST, CTSB, CTSF, and MYPN), known for associations with carcass and meat quality traits, post mortem proteolysis, were screened in a commercial crossed population of 368 heavy pigs (Large White x Landrace) x Duroc, reared according to the rules of Italian Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) dry-cured ham. Carcass, longissimus thoracis et lumborum muscle (LTL), and green ham traits were obtained after slaughtering, main weight losses of dry-cured hams were collected during processing. The results showed the impact of CAST variants on carcass weight, of CTSF on LTL tenderness, ham weight and fatness, of PRICAG3 and TIN on ultimate pH, hamweight This study, while confirming significant associations between SNPs of genes and qualitative traits of carcass, longissimus and ham, supports CTSF as candidate gene suitable for fresh consumption purpose (tenderness of longissimus at 24 h post mortem), and for dry-cured ham processing (higher thickness of ham subcutaneous fat). (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Improved Formalism for the FDTD Analysis of Thin-Slot Penetration by Equivalence Principle
IEEE ANTENNAS AND WIRELESS PROPAGATION LETTERS
Authors: Xiong, Run; Chen, Bin; Yin, Qin; Cai, Zhao-Yang
Abstract
An improved formalism by the equivalence principle has been verified to be an accurate model of the field distribution near a thin slot for the finite-difference time-domain analysis of the thin-slot penetration.
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