Effect of RYR1T gene polymorphism on the initial growth and fattening and slaughter values of Polish synthetic line 990 pigs reared in standardized litters

• Published in: Acta veterinaria Brno Vol. 77; no. 2; pp. 217 - 224
• Main Authors: Pietruszka, A.,Agricultural Univ. of Szczecin (Poland). Dept. of Pig Breeding, Sosnowska, A.,Agricultural Univ. of Szczecin (Poland). Dept. of Pig Breeding
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.04.2008
• Subjects: ADIPOSE TISSUE; BACKFAT; BODY WEIGHT; CARCASS COMPOSITION; CERDO; COMPOSICION DE LA CANAL; COMPOSITION DE LA CARCASSE; CRECIMIENTO; CROISSANCE; EFFICACITE CONVERSION ALIMENTAIRE; EFICIENCIA DE CONVERSION DEL PIENSO; ENGORDE; ENGRAISSEMENT; EPAISSEUR; ESPESOR; FATTENING; FEED CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; GAIN DE POIDS; GANANCIA DE PESO; GENE; GENES; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTIPOS; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPES; GROWTH; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_129; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_15846; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_16125; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_16168; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_23992; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_24031; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_2817; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_3214; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_3225; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_3394; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_37725; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_7555; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_7726; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_8350; LARD DORSAL; LEAN BODY MASS; MASA CORPORAL DELGADA; MASSE MAIGRE DE L'ORGANISME; PESO CORPORAL; POIDS CORPOREL; POLIMORFISMO GENETICO; POLYMORPHISME GENETIQUE; PORCIN; SWINE; TEJIDO ADIPOSO; THICKNESS; TISSU ADIPEUX; TOCINO DORSAL; WEIGHT GAIN
• ISSN: 0001-7213; 1801-7576
• DOI: 10.2754/avb200877020217

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the ryanodine receptor gene - RYR1T polymorphism on the initial growth and fattening and slaughter values of Polish Synthetic Line 990 pigs reared in standardized litters. The study was carried on 276 offspring of hyperprolific sows. The sows gave birth to at least 12 live-born piglets. On the first day after birth, litters were equalised to 12 piglets in litter. The body weight was examined on the 21st (21BW), 28th (28BW), 63rd (63BW) and 180th (180BW) day of life. The live average daily gain (LADG) from birth to day 180 of life and the average daily gain (ADG) from day 63 to day 180 were determined. The percentage meat content (PMC), backfat thickness (BFT) and loin eye thickness (LET) was determined using PIGLOG 105 ultrasound apparatus. Two alleles of the RYR1 gene (RYR1C, RYR1T) and three genotypes (C/C, C/T and T/T) were identified. The 21BW and 28BW of the T/T genotype were significantly lower than that of the C/C and C/T. The highest PMC was characteristic of the T/T genotype, whereas the lowest one of the C/C genotype (p less than 0.05). The T/T genotype had a higher LET than the C/C genotype (p less than 0.05). No significant differences with respect to LADG, ADG and BFT between RYR1 genotypes were found. It can be stated that early identification of homozygous animals with respect to the RYR1T gene may allow the prediction of the body weight of animals in the initial period of their rearing.