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SUBMITTER: Fontanesi L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3499287 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fontanesi Luca L Schiavo Giuseppina G Galimberti Giuliano G Calò Daniela Giovanna DG Scotti Emilio E Martelli Pier Luigi PL Buttazzoni Luca L Casadio Rita R Russo Vincenzo V
BMC genomics 20121115
<h4>Background</h4>Carcass fatness is an important trait in most pig breeding programs. Following market requests, breeding plans for fresh pork consumption are usually designed to reduce carcass fat content and increase lean meat deposition. However, the Italian pig industry is mainly devoted to the production of Protected Designation of Origin dry cured hams: pigs are slaughtered at around 160 kg of live weight and the breeding goal aims at maintaining fat coverage, measured as backfat thickne ...[more]