“…The interval flanked by markers DIK4782 and IGF-1 harbors QTL reported for carcass yield (Mizoshita et al, 2004), fat depth and retail product yield (Casas et al, 2000), dressing percentage (Stone et al, 1999;MacNeil and Grosz, 2002), and rib bone and fat (Stone et al, 1999). Quantitative trait loci for growthrelated traits have also been identified in this chromosomal region (Davis et al, 1998;Stone et al, 1999;Kim et al, 2003;Machado et al, 2003). Quantitative trait loci affecting LM area and dressing percentage (Stone et al, 1999) are also coincident with the QTL we found upstream of DIK4782 for total saleable meat proportion and rib lean proportion.…”