ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2026
Effects of Partial Myostatin Loss of Function on Carcass Yield and Meat Quality in Pigs Differing in IGF2 Genotype.
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of partial loss of function (LOF) of MSTN on carcass composition and pork quality and determine whether the phenotype was influenced by the IGF2 genotype (IGF2-G3072A). Pigs (N = 44) segregating for the paternally expressed IGF2 G or A alleles were either wild-type (WT) or heterozygous (HET) for a targeted MSTN LOF allele and were harvested at 175 ± 5 days of age. Carcass composition and loin and belly quality traits were analyzed using linear models. Few significant MSTN × IGF2 genotype interactions were detected, indicating that the heterozygous MSTN phenotype was largely independent of IGF2 status. Relative to WT contemporaries, MSTN HET pigs exhibited greater dressing percentage and loin muscle area (
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