Table 2.

The association between genotype of SQLE and meat quality traits.

	Model	Dominant
	Genotype	TT + GT (n = 38)		GG (n = 350)
		Mean	STD	Mean	STD
Traits	Backfat thickness	22.606#	4.054	26.390#	4.212
	Carcass weight (kg)	84.727*	3.923	86.455*	4.820
	Meat color CIE b	2.439*	0.944	2.862*	1.097
	Chemical composition (%) fat	2.493#	0.737	2.879#	1.134
	Water-holding capacity (%)	57.305*	2.045	58.144*	2.684

CIE b respresent the meat color yellowness. *^,#Value is significantly different (^# P < 0.01 *P < 0.05) in the genotypes.