THE USE OF MOLECULAR GENE DIAGNOSTICS OF MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIC SYNDROME (MHS) IN PIGS

Recently, a mutation has been discovered in the rhyanodin-receptor gen e causing malignant hyperthermic syndrome (MHS) in pigs. Taking advant age of the RCR analysis of tissue samples from pigs of the Deutch Land eras breed we could have demonstrated that the gene-diagnostics MHS an alysis is a simple, reliable and significant way of gene-typing for th e stress resistance. Employing this test with sufficient reliability a nd effectivity will make it possible to create homozygous stress resis tant lines and to produce heterozygous stress resistant animals having both good meat quality tending to improvement and good feeding charac ters. The advantages of this first gene-technological technique just r eady for application in animal breeding seem to ensure its quick imple mentation into the applied pig breeding.