<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of the POU1F1 gene on meat quality traits in the Hyla, Champagne, and Tianfu Black rabbit breeds. We detected one single nucleotide polymorphism and the SNP was located at 536 bp in intron 5 of this gene. Chi-square tests showed that the genotypic frequencies in the three rabbit populations were not in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The PIC values indicated that the three populations had intermediate levels of genetic diversity. Rabbits with the CC genotype had a significantly greater pH0h than those with the CT genotype in the biceps femoris muscle. The least squares means for cooking loss in CT and CC rabbits were significantly higher than those for TT rabbits. Rabbits with the CC genotype had a significantly higher intramuscular fat content in the longissimus dorsi and biceps femoris muscles than those with genotype TT and CT. Thus, the results here indicate that this POU1F1 SNP may be of potential use in marker assisted selection for meat quality traits in rabbits.</p></abstract>

The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of the POU1F1 gene on meat quality traits in the Hyla, Champagne, and Tianfu Black rabbit breeds. We detected one single nucleotide polymorphism and the SNP was located at 536 bp in intron 5 of this gene. Chi-square tests showed that the genotypic frequencies in the three rabbit populations were not in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The PIC values indicated that the three populations had intermediate levels of genetic diversity. Rabbits with the CC genotype had a significantly greater pH0h than those with the CT genotype in the biceps femoris muscle. The least squares means for cooking loss in CT and CC rabbits were significantly higher than those for TT rabbits. Rabbits with the CC genotype had a significantly higher intramuscular fat content in the longissimus dorsi and biceps femoris muscles than those with genotype TT and CT. Thus, the results here indicate that this POU1F1 SNP may be of potential use in marker assisted selection for meat quality traits in rabbits.

A novel single nucleotide polymorphism of the POU1F1 gene associated with meat quality traits in rabbits

College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan, Sichuan 625014, China

Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA

Nantong Agricultural College, Nantong, Jiangsu 226007, China

Annals of Animal Science

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The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of the POU1F1 gene on meat quality traits in the Hyla, Champagne, and Tianfu Black rabbit breeds. We...

A novel single nucleotide polymorphism of the POU1F1 gene associated with meat quality traits in rabbits

Article Category: Animal genetics and breeding

Published Online: Jul 29, 2015

Page range: 611 - 620

Received: Oct 09, 2014

Accepted: Jan 09, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2015-0015

© by Songjia Lai

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