• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.468-474
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• 2006

Real time ultrasound data was generated on 10,596 live Hanwoo cows to study genetic variation on ultrasonic beef quality traits and to assess the best model to estimate genetic parameters on these traits. Pedigree stacking and data validation was done using the SAS statistical software and the genetic parameter estimates were obtained by EM-REML algorithm. Out of the five different multi-trait mixed animal models constructed, the optimal model included fixed effects of herd, year-season-appraisal, body condition score, linear and quadratic covariates for chest girth, the linear covariate effect of age and the random animal and residual effect of the five models studied. The heritability of longissimus muscle area (LMA), $12^{th}$ rib measurement of back fat thickness (BF) and marbling score (MS) was 0.11, 0.17 and 0.15, respectively. Genetic correlation of LMA vs. BF, LMA vs. MS and BF vs. MS was -0.15, 0.06 and 0.61, respectively. The results showed presence of genetic variation in these ultrasonic beef quality traits in Hanwoo cows and suggest that the selection of Hanwoo cows may be possible by performing ultrasonic scans on live animals, which will ultimately be helpful in reducing the generation interval and the cost of selection procedure.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.331-336
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• 2012

본 연구는 한우 번식우와 거세우의 도체형질과 초음파 측정형질의 유전모수를 추정하여 도체형질과 초음파 측정형질 간의 관계를 알아보기 위하여 실시하였다. 한우 암소에 있어서 초음파 등지방두께의 유전력은 0.43이었고, 초음파 등심단면적의 유전력은 0.23 그리고 초음파 근내지방도는 0.32이었다. 한편, 한우 암소 도체형질의 유전력은 등지방두께는 0.33, 등심단면적이 0.13 그리고 근내지방도는 0.33으로 분석되었다. 한우 암소에 있어서 초음파 측정 형질 간 유전상관은 초음파 등지방두께: 초음파 등심단면적에서 -0.19, 초음파 등지방두께: 초음파 근내지방도는 -0.61이었고, 초음파 등심단면적: 초음파 근내지방도는 -0.36으로 각 형질 간 부의 유전상관을 보였다. 표현형상관에 있어서는 초음파 등지방두께: 초음파 등심단면적에서 0.03, 초음파 등지방두께: 초음파 근내지방도는 0.13이었고, 초음파 등심단면적: 초음파 근내지방도는 0.26으로 분석되었다. 한우 암소에 있어서 초음파 측정 형질과 실제 도체형질 간 유전상관은 등지방두께 0.97, 등심단면적 0.94 그리고 근내지방도 0.92로 매우 높은 정 (+)의 상관을 나타내었고, 초음파 측정형질과 실제도체형질 간 표현형상관에 있어서도 등지방두께 0.90, 등심단면적 0.86 그리고 근내지방도 0.81로 높은 정 (+)의 상관계수가 추정되었다. 그리고 암소에서 나타나는 이러한 결과는 거세우 자료에서나 암소와 거세우를 통합한 자료에서도 일관되게 나타나고 있다. 본 연구에서 초음파 측정치와 실제 도체에서 측정한 값 들 사이에 유전적으로나 표현형적으로 높은 수준의 정 (+) 상관이 존재하는 본 연구 결과는 육질 개량을 위한 간접 선발의 도구로 초음파 측정 자료를 활용하는 것이 가능할 것이며 한우의 도축 결과를 상당히 정확한 수준으로 예측하는 것이 가능하므로 사양관리 측면에서도 큰 활용 가치가 있을 것으로 판단한다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.247-253
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• 2012

본 연구는 한우 거세우의 초음파 진단형질과 도체형질을 이용하여 지역별과 출생년도-계절별 변이 요인의 효과를 규명하고자 실시하였다. 전국의 거세 한우 26,129두의 기록을 이용하여 초음파 진단형질로 등지방두께, 등심단면적 및 근내지방도를 진단하였고, 도체형질로 도체중, 등지방두께, 등심단면적 및 근내지방도를 조사하였다. 거세 한우의 지역별, 출생년도-계절 및 상관관계에 대한 비교분석의 결과는 다음과 같다. 지역별 및 출생년도-계절에서 초음파 진단형질과 도체형질 모두 고도의 유의성이 인정되었다(p<0.01). 지역별로 보면 경기지역이 도체형질 실측치 중 하나인 등지방두께를 제외한 초음파 진단형질 관측치와 도체형질 실측치에서 가장 높게 나타났다. 초음파 진단형질과 도체형질 간의 차이를 보면 대전의 등지방두께를 제외한 모든 지역에서 도체형질의 실측치가 초음파 진단형질의 관측치보다 약 2~3 mm가 두껍게 나타났다. 등심단면적은 경기, 경남 및 제주를 제외한 모든 지역에서 약 2~7 $cm^2$의 차이가 났으며 그 중 가장 많은 차이가 나타나는 지역은 전남으로 나타났다. 근내지방도는 초음파 진단형질의 관측치와 도체형질의 실측치 차이의 범위가 0.9점에서 2.26점으로 나타났다. 초음파 진단형질과 도체형질에 대한 출생년도-계절 효과에 대해 2009년 봄의 초음파 진단형질인 등지방두께와 등심단면적이 다른 출생년도-계절에 비해 얇고 좁았지만 도체형질에서는 반대로 등지방두께와 등심단면적이 두껍고 넓게 나타났다. 초음파 진단형질과 도체형질 간의 표현형 상관관계를 보면 등지방두께는 0.62, 등심단면적은 0.31 그리고 근내지방도는 0.56으로 다른 문헌과 비교했을 때 상관계수가 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 이것은 초음파 진단시점과 출하시점간의 기간 차이가 다른 문헌에 비해 길었고, 공시우들의 지역별 그리고 농장별로 사육 방식과 환경요인들에 대한 변이가 컸기 때문인 것으로 생각된다. 본 연구의 결과는 거세우의 도체 특성의 예측 정확도를 높이고 고급육 생산 효율을 높일 수 있는 초음파 응용기술 개발에 기초자료로 활용 될 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제57권9호
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• pp.31.1-31.11
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• 2015

Background: This study was conducted to investigate the potential association of variation in the insulin-like growth factor binding protein 2 (IGFBP2) gene with growth, carcass and meat quality traits in pigs. IGFBP2 is a member of the insulin-like growth factor binding protein family that is involved in regulating growth, and it maps to a region of pig chromosome 15 containing significant quantitative trait loci that affect economically important trait phenotypes. Results: An IGFBP2 polymorphism was identified in the Michigan State University (MSU) Duroc ${\times}$ Pietrain $F_2$ resource population (n = 408), and pigs were genotyped by MspI PCR-RFLP. Subsequently, a Duroc pig population from the National Swine Registry, USA, (n = 326) was genotyped using an Illumina Golden Gate assay. The IGFBP2 genotypic frequencies among the MSU resource population pigs were 3.43, 47.06 and 49.51 % for the AA, AB and BB genotypes, respectively. The genotypic frequencies for the Duroc pigs were 9.82, 47.85, and 42.33 % for the AA, AB and BB genotypes, respectively. Genotype effects (P < 0.05) were found in the MSU resource population for backfat thickness at $10^{th}$ rib and last rib as determined by ultrasound at 10, 13, 16 and 19 weeks of age, ADG from 10 to 22 weeks of age, and age to reach 105 kg. A genotype effect (P < 0.05) was also found for off test Longissimus muscle area in the Duroc population. Significant effects of IGFBP2 genotype (P < 0.05) were found for drip loss, 24 h postmortem pH, pH decline from 45 min to 24 h postmortem, subjective color score, CIE $L^*$ and $b^*$, Warner-Bratzler shear force, and sensory panel scores for juiciness, tenderness, connective tissue and overall tenderness in MSU resource population pigs. Genotype effects (P < 0.05) were found for 45-min pH, CIE $L^*$ and color score in the Duroc population. Conclusions: Results of this study revealed associations of the IGFBP2 genotypes with growth, carcass and meat quality traits in pigs. The results indicate IGFBP2 as a potential candidate gene for growth rate, backfat thickness, loin muscle area and some pork quality traits.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.229-236
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• 2014

This study presents the estimates of heritabilities of body measurement traits and carcass traits, and genetic and phenotypic correlations of those traits for crossbred pigs in Korea. Body and ultrasound (A mode: Piglog 105) measurements in 221 pigs including body weight, length, height and width, three back fat thickness at the points of 4th, 14th rib and chine bone, eye muscle area and lean meat percent were collected at the ages of 70, 145 and 180 days and then slaughtered to measure carcass weight, back fat, belly, collar butt, spare rib, picnic shoulder, hind leg, loin, tenderloin, lean meat yield and intramuscular rough fat content in loin. Genetic analysis was done using a multi-trait animal model. Heritabilties of the body measurements were ranged from 0.331 to 0.559 and three measurements of back fat thickness were also high as range varying from 0.402 to 0.475 for the ages of 145 and 180 days. However, eye muscle area was moderate (0.296) at the age of 180 days. Heritabilities of retail cut yields were also high as ranged from 0.387 to 0.474 and of IMF content in loin was 0.499. Heritabilities of the cut percent traits were ranged from 0.249 to 0.488. Important positive genetic and phenotypic correlations were noted for all carcass yield traits (0.298 to 0.875 and 0.432 to 0.922, respectively). IMF showed low negative genetic correlations with carcass yield traits, such as carcass weight, picnic shoulder, hind leg, loin, tenderloin and lean meat yield whereas low positive genetic correlations with back fat, belly, collar butt and spare rib. Loin, tenderloin and lean meat percent showed negative genetic correlations with carcass weight, back fat thickness, collar butt, spare rib and picnic shoulder percent. The four body measurements at the ages of 70, 145 and 180 days had positive genetic correlations with belly, shoulder butt, spare rib, picnic shoulder and hind leg percent, but negative genetic correlations were shown with loin and tenderloin percent except body measurements at 70 days. The results suggest that carcass yield are negatively correlated with intramuscular fat content, which is a major factor deciding pork quality and the yield of loin and tenderloin are not increased as much as increase in body size. However, the proportions of belly and collar butt are increased with the body size. In conclusion, selection strategy should be designed according to the preference on composition of carcass in each country.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.622-626
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• 2007

Using multi-trait animal model BLUP, selection was conducted over seven generations for growth rate (DG), real-time ultrasound loin-eye muscle area (LEA), backfat thickness (BF), and intramuscular fat content (IMF) to develop a new line of purebred Duroc pigs with enhanced meat production and meat quality. This study was intended to investigate the relationship between restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of a heart fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP) gene and intramuscular fat content (IMF) of this Duroc purebred population. The present experiment examined the RFLP of 499 slaughtered pigs. The DNA was separated from the blood or ear tissue of the pigs, which were slaughtered at 105 kg of body weight. Intramuscular fat content of the longissimus muscle was measured using chemical analysis. A significant difference was detected in the breeding value of IMF among the H-FABP PCR RFLP genotypes. The AA genotype has a significantly larger positive effect on the IMF breeding value than do the Aa and aa genotypes for the MspI RFLP. In addition, the DD genotype has a significantly greater positive effect on IMF breeding value than the Dd and dd genotypes for the HaeIII RFLP. For the HinfI RFLP, the hh genotype has a significantly larger positive effect on IMF breeding value than the HH genotype. Multiple regression analysis was performed using the IMF breeding values as the dependent variable and the three H-FABP genotypes as independent variables. Results revealed that the contribution of the genotypes to variation in IMF breeding values was approximately 40%. These results demonstrated that H-FABP RFLPs affect IMF in this Duroc population.