Method for assessing traits selected from longissimus dorsi peak force, intramuscular fat, retail beef yield and net feed intake in bovine animals

摘要

A method for assessing a trait in a bovine animal selected from the group consisting of longissimus dorsi peak force, intramuscular fat, retail beef yield and net feed intake, comprising the steps of: (1) providing a nucleic acid from the bovine animal or carcass; (2) assaying for the occurrence of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), wherein the identification of said nucleotide occurrence as set forth herein is associated with variation in longissimus dorsi peak force, intramuscular fat deposition, retail beef yield or net feed intake.