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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2018
Applicant:
CY O'connor Erade Village Foundation, Canning Vale South, AU;
Inventors:
Roger Letts Dawkins, Forrestdale, AU;
John Anthony Millman, Shoalwater Bay, AU;
Joseph Frederick Williamson, Victoria Park, AU;
Patrick Robert Carnegie, Salter Point, AU;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2018.01); C12Q 1/6876 (2018.01); C12Q 1/6883 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6876 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6883 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/124 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/156 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/172 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods of genotyping for selecting an animal with a desired trait such as the level monounsaturated fats in muscle tissue, the types and/or ratio of different monounsaturated fats in muscle tissue, marbling, carcass weight, meat quality, speed of finishing, feedlot efficiency and/or consumer preference. In particular the invention relates to methods of selecting an animal with a desired trait by analysing the M-RIP, NT5M and/or TCAP genes for one or more polymorphisms.