Muscle transcriptomic profiles in pigs with divergent phenotypes for fatness traits

BMC Genomics

Table 1 Total population, HIGH and LOW group mean values ± standard error for the traits used in the selection index

	Weight in PC1^†	Population *n = 350*		HIGH group *n = 35*		LOW group *n = 35*
Carcass traits
LW - Live weight (Kg)	0.218	122.08	± 0.74	127.30	± 1.94	111.94	± 2.66
BFTiv - Backfat thickness (in vivo) (mm)	0.342	23.58	± 0.26	27.26	± 0.69	19.00	± 0.64
BFT - Backfat thickness 3^rd-4^th ribs (mm)	0.200	38.31	± 0.60	47.43	± 1.84	32.49	± 1.71
HFT - Ham fat thickness (mm)	0.328	25.71	± 0.19	28.47	± 0.41	20.94	± 0.61
LEAN - Lean %	-0.265	40.86	± 0.24	38.26	± 0.79	45.94	± 0.71
Meat quality traits (gluteus medius)
IMF - % Intramuscular fat	0.304	5.17	± 0.10	7.46	± 0.39	3.58	± 0.15
SFA - % Saturated fatty acids	0.276	36.46	± 0.10	38.55	± 0.25	34.65	± 0.21
PUFA - % Polyunsaturated fatty acids	-0.315	20.62	± 0.32	14.37	± 0.52	27.35	± 0.81
MUFA - % Monounsaturated fatty acids	0.275	42.92	± 0.27	47.08	± 0.45	38.00	± 0.80
Serum lipid levels - 190 days
CHOL - Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	0.335	125.15	± 1.40	157.60	± 5.02	104.03	± 2.70
HDL - HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)	0.285	51.66	± 0.54	61.63	± 1.27	43.26	± 1.60
LDL - LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)	0.266	63.12	± 1.09	82.65	± 4.70	50.58	± 2.53
TG - Triacylglycerides (mg/dl)	0.101	51.37	± 1.25	66.43	± 4.46	47.66	± 4.75

The weight of each trait in the first principal component (PC1) is also indicated.
^†PC1 - weight of each trait in the first principal component.

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