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Genetic Parameters for Eating Quality Traits of Australian Lamb

S I Mortimer, Andrew Swan, L Pannier, Alexander Ball, R H Jacob, Julius H Van Der Werf, David W Pethick

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Abstract

Genetic parameters were estimated for 5 sensory (overall liking, tenderness, juiciness, flavour and liking of odour) and 2 objective eating quality (EQ) traits (intramuscular fat, IMF, and shear force, SF), measured on loin and topside meat cuts (except IMF) produced by progeny from the Information Nucleus of the CRC for Sheep Industry Innovation. Heritabilities for sensory traits were low to moderate for loin and moderate to high for topside cuts. Loin IMF was highly heritable while SF was moderately heritable in both cuts. Genetic correlations among the sensory EQ traits were all positive and high (0.72-1.00). Genetic correlations between loin IMF and sensory traits were moderately positive and lowly positive for loin and topside respectively. SF had stronger, negative correlations with sensory EQ traits in the topside than in the loin. Overall liking may be improved more so through selection on IMF in the loin and SF in the topside.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics
EditorsKim Bunter, Tim Byrne, Hans Daetwyler, Susanne Hermesch, Kathryn Kemper, James Kijas, David Nation, Wayne Pitchford, Suzanne Rowe, Matt Shaffer, Alison van Eenennaam
Place of PublicationArmidale, Australia
PublisherAssociation for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (AAABG)
Pages209-212
Volume21
ISBN (Print)9780646945545
Publication statusPublished - 2015
EventAAABG 2015: 21st Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics - Lorne, Australia
Duration: 28 Sept 201530 Sept 2015

Conference

ConferenceAAABG 2015: 21st Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics
CityLorne, Australia
Period28/09/1530/09/15

Keywords

  • Animal Breeding

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