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Table 3 Association between c.72G>A in UCP2 gene with growth, carcass and meat quality traits in rabbit

From: A synonymous mutation of uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) gene is associated with growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality in rabbits

Traits1

Genotypes

P-value*

AA (n = 68)

AG (n = 143)

GG (n = 37)

BW28 (g)

523.00 ± 12.09

534.01 ± 8.35

517.62 ± 14.15

0.538

BW35 (g)

858.36 ± 35.30

809.28 ± 20.84

794.16 ± 30.61

0.357

BW70 (g)

2208.50 ± 21.62A

2183.85 ± 14.66A

2130.99 ± 24.73B

0.013

BW84 (g)

2568.17 ± 17.84A

2533.93 ± 26.32A

2495.61 ± 20.41B

0.008

ADG (g)

36.04 ± 0.38a

35.97 ± 0.65a

32.82 ± 0.57b

0.029

EW (g)

1333.85 ± 15.60A

1330.53 ± 11.39A

1248.37 ± 20.16B

0.001

ESP (%)

0.5261 ± 0.0025

0.5271 ± 0.0018

0.5197 ± 0.0032

0.134

SEW (g)

1445.35 ± 16.64A

1439.45 ± 12.16A

1348.04 ± 21.51B

0.001

SESP (%)

0.5700 ± 0.0025a

0.5702 ± 0.0018a

0.5612 ± 0.0032b

0.037

LpH24

5.72 ± 0.02A

5.73 ± 0.01A

5.81 ± 0.02B

0.002

HpH24

5.74 ± 0.01a

5.73 ± 0.02a

5.80 ± 0.01b

0.028

RMR (%)

0.67 ± 0.0076

0.67 ± 0.0055

0.65 ± 0.0099

0.110

IMF-HL (%)

0.0043 ± 0.0004

0.0046 ± 0.0003

0.0048 ± 0.0006

0.737

IMF-LL (%)

0.0067 ± 0.0010

0.0077 ± 0.0007

0.0084 ± 0.0012

0.518

  1. Values are presented by the least squares means ± standard error
  2. a BW28, BW35, BW70, and BW84 body weight of 28, 35, 70 and 84 days of age, respectively, ADG average daily gain from 28 to 84 days of age, EW eviscerated weight, ESP eviscerated slaughter percentage, SEW semi-eviscerated weight, SESP semi-eviscerated slaughter percentage, LpH24 pH of longissimus muscle after slaughter 24 h, HpH24 pH of hind leg muscle after slaughter 24 h, IMF-LL intramuscular fat content of longissimus muscle, IMF-HL intramuscular fat content of hind leg muscle
  3. *P-value: Overall significance value for an effect of the genotype, the boldface reflects the P value less than 0.05. Values with different letters (a, b and A, B) within the same row differ significantly at P < 0.05 and P < 0.01, respectively