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. 2012 Jul 25;13:66. doi: 10.1186/1471-2156-13-66

Table 5.

Estimated least squares means for meat quality traits in relation to g.-995A>G and g.-311A>G SNP genotypes in purebred Large White and Duroc animals

Trait
Large white
Duroc
 
g.-995A>G Promoter region
g.-311A>G Promoter region
g.-995A>G Promoter region
g.-311A > G Promoter region
 
p-value
AA
AG
GG
p-value
AA
AG
GG
p-value
AA
AG
GG
p-value
AA
AG
GG
Glycolytic Traits   n = 55 n = 37 n = 6   n = 56 n = 37 n = 5   n = 20 n = 54 n = 22   n = 45 n = 47 n = 5
Driploss%
0.002
2.41 (0.19)
3.22 (0.18)
3.68 (0.44)
0.009
2.46 (0.16)
3.22 (0.18)
3.46 (0.51)
0.204
2.08 (0.27)
2.46 (0.15)
2.77 (0.23)
0.181
2.38 (0.16)
2.37 (0.15)
3.29 (0.47)
pHULT
0.0003
5.67 (0.01)
5.59 (0.02)
5.52 (0.04)
0.0002
5.67 (0.01)
5.60 (0.02)
5.43 (0.05)
0.345
5.67 (0.02)
5.63 (0.01)
5.63 (0.02)
0.172
5.65 (0.01)
5.64 (0.01)
5.56 (0.04)
pHUSM
0.637
5.55 (0.01)
5.55 (0.02)
5.51 (0.04)
0.639
5.55 (0.01)
5.54 (0.02)
5.50 (0.05)
0.684
5.55 (0.02)
5.53 (0.01)
5.54 (0.02)
0.710
5.53 (0.04)
5.53 (0.01)
5.51 (0.04)
pH45LT
0.038
6.60 (0.03)
6.51 (0.03)
6.51 (0.08)
0.056
6.67 (0.03)
6.56 (0.03)
6.60 (0.10)
0.767
6.58 (0.05)
6.55 (0.03)
6.59 (0.05)
0.827
6.55 (0.03)
6.57 (0.03)
6.51 (0.09)
pH45SM
0.139
6.6 (0.03)
6.62 (0.03)
6.51 (0.03)
0.118
6.60 (0.03)
6.50 (0.03)
6.60 (0.09)
0.684
6.57 (0.05)
6.47 (0.03)
6.51 (0.05)
0.811
6.51 (0.03)
6.51 (0.03)
6.45 (0.09)
ECULT
0.029
2.93 (0.10)
3.34 (0.12)
3.47 (0.30)
0.109
2.97 (0.10)
3.27 (0.11)
3.55 (0.34)
0.130
3.20 (0.20)
3.38 (0.11)
2.93 (0.19)
0.890
3.23 (0.12)
3.25 (0.12)
3.06 (0.38)
ECUSM
0.069
3.73 (0.17)
4.17 (0.20)
4.87 (0.50)
0.200
3.70 (0.17)
4.20 (0.20)
4.10 (0.57)
0.310
3.90 (0.17)
3.83 (0.10)
4.13 (0.16)
0.454
4.04 (0.10)
3.85 (0.10)
3.97 (0.32)
Colour
L *
0.064
45.62 (0.47)
47.44 (0.55)
47.28 (1.40)
0.077
45.65 (0.47)
47.31 (0.55)
47.88 (1.55)
0.785
45.83 (0.68)
46.20 (0.39)
46.51 (0.64)
0.997
46.09 (0.41)
46.13 (0.41)
46.16 (1.27)
b *
0.052
3.27 (0.22)
4.02 (0.25)
4.52 (0.64)
0.023
3.26 (0.21)
3.99 (0.25)
5.05 (0.70)
0.706
3.30 (0.32)
3.49 (0.18)
3.69 (0.30)
0.502
3.42 (0.19)
3.44 (0.19)
4.15 (0.59)
Fatty Acids
IMF% LT
0.467
0.95 (0.07)
1.04 (0.08)
1.19 (0.20)
0.343
0.94 (0.07)
1.05 (0.08)
1.25 (0.22)
0.918
1.86 (0.15)
1.79 (0.08)
1.82 (0.14)
0.538
1.84 (0.09)
1.83 (0.09)
1.53 (0.27)
IMF% SM 0.536 1.15 (0.06) 1.24 (0.07) 1.27 (0.17) 0.334 1.13 (0.06) 1.25 (0.07) 1.36 (0.19) 0.689 2.23 (0.17) 2.09 (0.10) 2.21 (0.16) 0.869 2.14 (0.10) 2.18 (0.10) 2.02 (0.32)

P-values significantly different at the nominal level are in bold. Associations significant at the Bonferroni-adjusted alpha are underlined.

Bonferroni-adjusted alpha levels were as follows for single SNP association analysis: Large White =0.0083, Duroc =0.0083.

IMF Intramuscular Fat, LT M. Longissimus thoracis et lumborum muscle, SM M. semimembranosus muscle, n number of genotypes.