THE EFFECT OF THE PORCINE MELANOCORTIN-5 RECEPTOR (MC5R) GENE ASSOCIATED WITH FEED INTAKE, CARCASS AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Authors

  • Anton Kováčik*
  • Jozef Bulla
  • Anna Trakovická
  • Július Žitný
  • Alica Rafayová

Keywords:

production traits, MC5R gene, polymorphism, pig

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to investigate the associations between MC5R gene polymorphism (A303G) and feed intake, carcass and physicochemical traits in Large White x Landrace crossbred pigs. The experiment was conducted on 106 pigs (LW x L). The polymorphism of MC5R gene was analyzed by PCR-RFLP method using the BsaHI restriction enzyme. Two genotypes were identified, AA (72.64%) and AG (27.36%) genotype.In the test group we found clearly observed a higher frequency ofA allele(0.8633) compared with the G allele (0.1367).In this study, significant differences were observed in MC5R (BsaHI) between genotypes for ADG (p ≤ 0.01), feed intake (p ≤ 0.001) and feed conversion (p ≤ 0.001), in favor of the AG genotype.We observed a weak association between the A303G polymorphism system and carcass (MLT - p ≤ 0.05) and physicochemical (pH 1 MLT - p ≤ 0.05) characteristics. No significant differences were found in other parameters.

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Published

2012-02-01

How to Cite

Kováčik*, A., Bulla, J., Trakovická, A., Žitný, J., & Rafayová, A. (2012). THE EFFECT OF THE PORCINE MELANOCORTIN-5 RECEPTOR (MC5R) GENE ASSOCIATED WITH FEED INTAKE, CARCASS AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS. Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences, 1(4), 498–506. Retrieved from https://office2.jmbfs.org/index.php/JMBFS/article/view/7246

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 4 (2012): February - March

Section

Biotechnology

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