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Table 5 Significant associations (P < 0.05) and tendencies towards association (P < 0.1) between rSNP genotypes and meat quality traits and least squares means for each genotype

From: Regulatory polymorphisms in the bovine Ankyrin 1 gene promoter are associated with tenderness and intramuscular fat content

SNPs

Traits

P-value

Least squares mean per genotype

   

1/1

1/2

2/2

   

n = 79

n = 55

n = 7

rSNP1

Tenderness-SM

0.0002

5.38 ± 0.14a

4.77 ± 0.14b

4.93 ± 0.36ab

 

Shear force-SM

0.0258

52.05 ± 1.75a

56.94 ± 1.75b

55.13 ± 4.41ab

 

Shear force-LTL

0.0336

44.38 ± 2.92a

52.00 ± 2.92b

50.20 ± 6.78ab

 

Firmness-SM

0.0628

5.52 ± 0.09a

5.74 ± 0.09b

5.59 ± 0.22ab

 

Texture-SM

0.0015

3.33 ± 0.09a

3.67 ± 0.09b

3.80 ± 0.23ab

 

Texture-LTL

0.0152

3.10 ± 0.11a

3.42 ± 0.11b

3.01 ± 0.26ab

 

Juiciness-SM

0.0713

4.84 ± 0.14

4.50 ± 0.14

4.69 ± 0.36

 

Juiciness-LTL

0.0970

5.33 ± 0.15

5.09 ± 0.15

4.72 ± 0.35

   

n = 27

n = 69

n = 45

pSNP2

Texture-SM

0.0996

3.60 ± 0.13

3.57 ± 0.09

3.34 ± 0.11

 

Texture-LTL

0.0827

3.12 ± 0.15

3.38 ± 0.11

3.14 ± 0.13

   

n = 7

n = 50

n = 84

rSNP3

Tenderness-SM

0.0460

5.19 ± 0.37ab

4.87 ± 0.15a

5.27 ± 0.15b

 

Tenderness-LTL

0.0493

5.60 ± 0.37ab

5.20 ± 0.16a

5.63 ± 0.16b

 

Shear force-LTL

0.0051

50.67 ± 6.63ab

52.88 ± 2.89a

43.06 ± 2.94b

 

Texture-LTL

0.0021

2.88 ± 0.26a

3.46 ± 0.11b

3.06 ± 0.26ab

 

Flavour-SM

0.0496

3.94 ± 0.13

3.66 ± 0.05

3.78 ± 0.05

   

n = 136

n = 30

n = 5

rSNP4

Texture-SM

0.0006

3.46 ± 0.08a

3.74 ± 0.11b

2.81 ± 0.24c

 

Firmness-SM

0.0753

5.60 ± 0.08

5.76 ± 0.11

5.25 ± 0.23

 

Firmness-LTL

0.0479

5.18 ± 0.09

5.38 ± 0.13

5.78 ± 0.27

   

n = 79

n = 56

n = 6

pSNP5

Tenderness-SM

0.0037

5.34 ± 0.14a

4.83 ± 0.14b

5.23 ± 0.40ab

 

Shear force-SM

0.0084

51.54 ± 1.76a

57.13 ± 1.71b

54.78 ± 4.84ab

 

Shear force-LTL

0.0038

43.07 ± 2.92a

52.49 ± 2.82b

53.77 ± 7.25ab

 

Texture-SM

0.0279

3.37 ± 0.09a

3.63 ± 0.09b

3.61 ± 0.27ab

 

Texture-LTL

0.0044

3.09 ± 0.11a

3.43 ± 0.11b

2.78 ± 0.28ab

  1. Significant associations are in bold and associations remaining significant after Bonferroni correction are underlined (Bonferroni-adjusted P-value = 0.0014). Least squares means with different superscripts had significant Tukey-Kramer contrasts. Genotype categories (1/1, 1/2, 2/2) relate to the alternate alleles designated in Table 1-2. n: number of samples with each rSNP genotypes.
  2. LTL: M. longissimus thoracis et lumborum muscle; SM: M. semimembranosus muscle