This study identified genomic variants and potential candidate genes associated with 11 primal cut traits (back fat, belly fat, total fat, loin fat, ham fat, picnic fat, butt fat, loin intramuscular f Show more
This study identified genomic variants and potential candidate genes associated with 11 primal cut traits (back fat, belly fat, total fat, loin fat, ham fat, picnic fat, butt fat, loin intramuscular fat content, ham side fat, shoulder dorsal fat, and belly side fat thicknesses) in Canadian commercial crossbred pigs. Genome-wide association studies using whole genome sequencing data were conducted using genotyping data from 1118 commercial crossbred pigs. This analysis revealed multiple QTLs across chromosomes SSC1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 15, and 17, associated with fat traits. Notably, an SNP at position 160,230,075 bp on SSC1 was significantly associated with multiple fat traits, including belly fat, butt fat, ham fat, loin fat, picnic fat, and side fat. Common genes in windows associated with multiple traits, such as Show less