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Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria, Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 4(14), p. e04SC02

DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2016144-9279

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Short communication: Analysis of polymorphisms in candidate’s genes for meat quality in Lidia cattle

Journal article published in 2016 by Rocio Pelayo, Mercedes Valera, Antonio Molina, Carmen B. Avilés ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

The aim of this paper was to analyze the segregation of some polymorphisms in three genes (CAPN1, CAST and DGAT1) related to meat quality in the Lidia cattle breed and some of its main lineages. To that effect, 119 individuals from the Lidia breed were analyzed. Although the association between the polymorphisms and the phenotype has never been demonstrated in this breed, the absence of fixed genotypes for these polymorphisms in the studied population makes the Lidia cattle a good candidate to develop selection objectives. The clear differentiation among lineages for most of the genes studied reinforces the high reproductive isolation presented in the Lidia cattle as revealed by previous studies on the structure of the population within the Lidia breed using microsatellite markers. Considering both issues in the design of breeding schemes will be necessary to save the lineages and not to lose this valuable genetic resource. Finally, it would be necessary to carry out an in depth search for new polymorphisms in genes associated with meat quality and to perform needed association analyses between the SNPs segregating in Lidia cattle and traits of economic interest.