Relationships between Carcass Characteristics of Commercial Pork Breeds

  • Hwang, I.H. (Department of Animal Resources and Biotechnology, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Park, B.Y. (National Livestock Research Institute, RDA) ;
  • Kim, J.H. (National Livestock Research Institute, RDA) ;
  • Cho, S.H. (National Livestock Research Institute, RDA) ;
  • Kim, D.H. (National Livestock Research Institute, RDA) ;
  • Lee, J.M. (National Livestock Research Institute, RDA) ;
  • Lee, C.S. (Konkuk University)
  • Published : 2006.05.26

Abstract

The current study was conducted to identify relationship between myosin heavy chain I to objective color dimensions. Myosin heavy chain I isoform showed coefficients of determinant($r^2$) of 0.54 and 0.40 for Hunter a* and b* values. For he current dataset, Hunter a* value at day 1 had higher relationships with that at both day 7 and 14, emphasizing the importance of initial meat color which is largely affected by animal management prior to slaughter.

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