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Effect of genotype and overfeeding on lipid deposition in myofibres and intramuscular adipocytes of breast and thigh muscles of ducks.
Reproduction, nutrition, development - 1 Jan 2000
Chartrin Pascal, Schiavone Achille, Bernadet Marie Dominique, Guy Gérard, Mourot Jacques, Duclos Michel J, Baéza Elisabeth
Abstract excerpt
We conducted a study to evaluate the effects of genotype (Muscovy, Pekin and their crossbred, hinny and mule) and overfeeding (14 days from 12 weeks of age) on lipid deposition in myofibres and intramuscular adipocytes of breast and thigh muscles of ducks. Birds of the four genotypes were also reared contemporaneously with a growing diet distributed ad libitum. Muscle samples (Pectoralis major and Sartorius) were...
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