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Thomas J. Baas
Researcher at Iowa State University
Publications - 101
Citations - 2592
Thomas J. Baas is an academic researcher from Iowa State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Intramuscular fat & Population. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 101 publications receiving 2437 citations.
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A molecular genome scan analysis to identify chromosomal regions influencing economic traits in the pig. II. Meat and muscle composition
TL;DR: A resource family was generated from a cross between two Berkshire grand sires and nine Yorkshire grand dams to study quantitative trait loci that control meat quality and muscle composition traits in farm animals.
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Correlations among selected pork quality traits
Elisabeth J. Huff-Lonergan,Thomas J. Baas,Massoud Malek,Jack C. M. Dekkers,Kenneth J. Prusa,Max F. Rothschild +5 more
TL;DR: The data in this study suggest that changes in some meat quality traits can affect many other meat quality attributes, and significant phenotypic correlations were found between many carcass, instrumental, and biochemical measurements, and sensory quality traits.
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Genetic parameters and trends for litter traits in U.S. Yorkshire, Duroc, Hampshire, and Landrace pigs.
TL;DR: Although estimates of heritabilities for litter traits were low and similar across breeds, genetic variances for litter trait were sufficiently large to indicate that litter traits could be improved through selection.
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Conjugated linoleic acid improves feed efficiency, decreases subcutaneous fat, and improves certain aspects of meat quality in stress-genotype pigs.
TL;DR: This study showed that LMA was increased with stress-carrier and stress-positive genotypes, but lean color was negatively affected with the presence of the stress gene, and there is seemingly no interaction between the stress-genotype status of pigs and the subsequent effect of CLA on their growth and performance.
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Breed differences and genetic parameters of myoglobin concentration in porcine longissimus muscle
D. W. Newcom,Kenneth J. Stalder,Thomas J. Baas,R. N. Goodwin,Frederick C. Parrish Jr.,Bryon R. Wiegand +5 more
TL;DR: Results show that myoglobin concentration has a moderate heritability and could be used in a selection program to make pork loins darker in color.