Muscle Development of Livestock Animals: Physiology, by Marinus F W te Pas, Henk P Haagsman, Maria E Everts

By Marinus F W te Pas, Henk P Haagsman, Maria E Everts

Well-developed and practical muscle tissue are a prerequisite for fit meat-producing animals. strong muscle improvement ends up in more suitable meat caliber. therefore sleek breeds of farm animals animal were selectively bred for larger conformation, elevated muscle measurement and elevated muscle-to-bone ratio. This ebook describes all features of muscle improvement examine, and comprises contributions from top study teams worldwide.

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Overall, extreme fibre hypertrophy and increased occurrence of giant fibres are strong indicators for the development of insufficient meat quality. An optimum balance between the number of fibres and their postnatal hypertrophy may be the key to meet the demands for both lean growth and meat quality. 3 Influence of major genes In various species, mutations of several major genes influence muscle fibre number and (or) muscle fibre size and fibre type composition of skeletal muscle. These mutations, which are associated with extreme muscular hypertrophy and changes in meat quality, are the ryanodine receptor (RYR) gene in the pig, the myostatin gene in cattle and the callipyge gene in sheep.

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