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Genotypic effects of calpain 1 and calpastatin on the tenderness of cooked M. longissimus dorsi steaks from Jersey x Limousin, Angus and Hereford-cross cattle.
Animal genetics - 1 Aug 2006
Morris C A, Cullen N G, Hickey S M, Dobbie P M, Veenvliet B A, Manley T R, Pitchford W S, Kruk Z A, Bottema C D K, Wilson T
Abstract excerpt
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the calpain 1 (CAPN1) and calpastatin (CAST) genes were studied to determine their effects on meat tenderness in Bos taurus cattle. Strip loins (M. longissimus dorsi) were removed from cattle in four resource populations after slaughter (n = 1042), aged under controlled conditions until fixed times after rigor mortis, cooked and measured using a tenderometer. Animals were...
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