Global transcript analysis of quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with meat tenderness in pigs

We sequenced mRNA from 32 muscles (n=16 semimembranosus,n=16 longisimus dorsi) of two pig breeds (Puławska and Polish Landrace), which are differing in firmness. The differences between pig groups with respect to shear force of coocked meat were significant and amounted to 64.88 N (P<0.01) in longisimus dorsi and 14.8 N (P<0.05) for semimembranosus. Examination of mRNA levels between pig breeds differing in shear force. Project ID: 217776 founded National Science Centre (NCN), title: Application of targeted next generation sequencing (NGS) in the identification of genetic markers associated with the pork quality