A total of 60 pigs (30 Mashen pigs and 30 Large White pigs, half male and half in each breed) were used in this experiment. Results showed that Mashen pigs exhibited lower slaughter weight, reduced back-fat thickness, reduced loin eye area and lower lean meat ratio than Large White pigs (p < .05). Meat from Large White pigs had …
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Mashen pig, one of the local breeds in China, has evolved a strong roughage tolerance due to its original feeding mode, which is a suitable object for exploring roughage tolerance. At the same time, Duroc × Landrace × Yorkshire commercial pig was taken as another research object to explore the optimal dietary fiber level of different breeds.
Results. The results indicated that a total of 425 genes were differentially expressed between Mashen and Large White pigs. A gene ontology enrichment analysis revealed that DEGs were mainly enriched for biological processes associated with metabolism and muscle development, while a Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and …