Gene expression studies to identify skeletal muscle genes related to stress in pigs. Sus scrofa

Expression profiles of porcine muscle Semimembranosus were studied to identify genes beeing significantly affected by pre-slaughter stress or no stress treatment in pigs of different breed (Italian Duroc, Italian Large White or Pietrain) and differnt Halothane genotype (RYR1 locus CC-NN, CT-Nn or TT-nn) in Pietrain pigs. Overall design: All 36 samples were hybridised together with a common reference.