发明名称 |
Assay for duroc muscle fibre tyre |
摘要 |
There is provided an assay to determine whether an animal has an allele for or exhibits muscle fibre composition characteristic of a Duroc pig. The assay comprises obtaining a tissue sample from said animal and subjecting said sample to genetic analysis and/or obtaining a muscle sample from said animal and determining by histochemical or immunochemical analysis whether said sample exhibits phenotypic traits indicative of said allele(s) and/or shows a muscle composition characterisitc to the Duroc pig. Suitable physical traits include the following: i. the percentage frequency of SO fibres present in said muscle; and/or ii. the number of SO fibres present per cluster; and/or iii. the number of muscle fibres present per cluster; and/or iv. the level of m calpain present per unit muscle; and/or v. the level of Á calpain present per unit muscle. The assay can be used to select animals having Duroc muscle type for breeding or for meat production. Anti-calpain antibodies are especially useful and may be employed as part of an ELISA style assay. |
申请公布号 |
GB2333154(B) |
申请公布日期 |
2001.05.09 |
申请号 |
GB19990007504 |
申请日期 |
1997.10.07 |
申请人 |
* MEAT AND LIVESTOCK COMMISSION |
发明人 |
CHARLOTTE ANNE * MALTIN;JOHN * STEVEN;CHRISTOPHER CHARLES * WARKUP |
分类号 |
C12Q1/68;G01N33/68 |
主分类号 |
C12Q1/68 |
代理机构 |
|
代理人 |
|
主权项 |
|
地址 |
|