Table 3 Association analysis among genotype of POU1F1 gene and carcass characteristics

Back fat Thickness (mm)

13.09 ± 0.92

12.14 ± 1.92

13.33 ± 1.86

12.59 ± 0.77

0.107 ^NS

Carcass weight (kg)

78.76 ± 1.98^b

92.00 ± 7.61^a

92.33 ± 14.68^a

81.86 ± 2.26

3.474^*

L ^*

39.54 ± 0.91

37.94 ± 1.78

38.11 ± 3.56

39.17 ± 0.79

0.343 ^NS

a ^*

17.42 ± 0.53^ab

18.36 ± 1.73^a

14.04 ± 3.55^b

17.30 ± 0.52

3.258^*

b ^*

10.87 ± 0.40

10.90 ± 0.91

9.78 ± 1.92

10.79 ± 0.36

0.327 ^NS

pH

5.70 ± 0.62

5.67 ± 0.13

5.59 ± 0.05

5.69 ± 0.05

0.195 ^NS

Visual color¹⁾

4.05 ± 0.17

4.63 ± 0.42

5.00 ± 0.07

4.22 ± 0.16

2.102 ^NS