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Myostatin mutation (g+6723G > A) introgression: comparative analysis of growth, slaughter, and carcass traits in Texel, Pırlak, and their crosses (F1 and BC1)
Serdar Koçak
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, 03200, Türkiye
Mustafa Tekerli
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, 03200, Türkiye
Metin Erdoğan
Department of Veterinary Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, 03200, Türkiye
Koray Çelikeloğlu
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, 03200, Türkiye
Ebubekir Yazıcı
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, 03200, Türkiye
Zehra Bozkurt
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, 03200, Türkiye
Özlem Hacan
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, 03200, Türkiye
Mustafa Demirtaş
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, 03200, Türkiye
Samet Çinkaya
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, 03200, Türkiye
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Short summary
It was detected that Texel and myostatin-carrying BC1 lambs were significantly higher than Pırlak and non-carrying BC1 lambs in the MLD area at weaning. Myostatin-carrying BC1 lambs had a superiority to Pırlak lambs in terms of muscle conformation and fatness of the hind leg. Myostatin-carrying BC1 lambs were found to be better than Pırlak in growth performance. It was concluded that the Pırlak lambs may be improved by introgression of myostatin mutation.
It was detected that Texel and myostatin-carrying BC1 lambs were significantly higher than...
