Muscle Development of Livestock Animals : Physiology, Genetics and Meat Quality.

Muscle Development of Livestock Animals : Physiology, Genetics and Meat Quality.

Well-developed and functional muscle tissues are a prerequisite for healthy meat-producing animals. Good muscle development leads to improved meat quality. Hence modern breeds of livestock animal have been selectively bred for better conformation, increased muscle size and increased muscle-to-bone r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Te Pas, M. F. W.
Other Authors: Haagsman, H. P., Everts, M. E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford : CAB International, 2004.
Subjects:
Livestock > Genetics.
Meat > Quality.
Muscles > Physiology.
Veterinary physiology.
Domestic animals.
Muscles.
Meat.
Musculoskeletal system.
Food.
Anatomy.
Morphogenesis.
food.
anatomy.
Musculoskeletal system
Muscles
Morphogenesis
Meat
Food
Domestic animals
Anatomy
Livestock > Genetics
Meat > Quality
Muscles > Physiology
Veterinary physiology
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Table of Contents:
  • Contributors; Preface; 1 Number and Size of Muscle Fibres in Relation to Meat Production; 2 Fibre Type Identification and Functional Characterization in Adult Livestock Animals; 3 Manipulation of Muscle Fibre Number During Prenatal Development; 4 The Effect of Growth and Exercise on Muscle Characteristics in Relation to Meat Quality; 5 Nutrition, Hormone Receptor Expression and Gene Interactions: Implications for Development and Disease; 6 The Impact of Minerals and Micronutrients on Growth Control.

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