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The two mutations, Q204X and nt821, of the myostatin gene affect carcass and meat quality in young heterozygous bulls of French beef breeds.
Journal of animal science - 1 Feb 2010
Allais S, Levéziel H, Payet-Duprat N, Hocquette J F, Lepetit J, Rousset S, Denoyelle C, Bernard-Capel C, Journaux L, Bonnot A, Renand G
Abstract excerpt
The availability of genetic tests to detect different mutations in the myostatin gene allows the identification of heterozygous animals and would warrant the superiority of these animals for slaughter performance if this superiority is confirmed. Thus, 2 mutations of this gene, Q204X and nt821, were studied in 3 French beef breeds in the program Qualvigène. This work was done with 1,114 Charolais, 1,254 Limousin,...
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