Response of muscle fat-content of fatty/lean strains to selection in the 7th generation of selection

Programme-4.2

Scientific leaders

E. Quillet, M. Dupont-Nivet, F. Médale, S. Panserat, L. Goardon

Techniques leader

T. Kerneis

Period

2014 - 2015

Budget

Self-financing

Objectives

Re-assess the response to selection in fatty muscle/lean muscle strains after 7 generations of selection, and more specifically to:

  • better assess the appearance of differences in adiposity and muscle/viscera distribution over time
  • supplement analyses of metabolic activity
  • exploit differences in feeding efficiency between fatty and lean strains to identify links between feeding efficiency, storage/use of energy reserves and predictive criteria (fasting loss, compensatory growth), to prepare for future projects on feeding efficiency.

For more information please contact Edwige Quillet

Modification date : 06 February 2023 | Publication date : 02 July 2013 | Redactor : PEIMA