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Effects of genetic markers and implant strategy on longissimus and gluteus muscle tenderness of calf-fed steers and heifers.
Journal of animal science - 1 May 2011
Gruber S L, Tatum J D, Engle T E, Chapman P L, Enns R M, Belk K E, Smith G C
Abstract excerpt
Effects of genotype (GEN) and implant program (IMP) on LM and gluteus muscle (GM) tenderization were investigated using crossbred steer (n = 185) and heifer (n = 158) calves. The 3-marker GeneSTAR Tenderness panel [CAST (calpastatin), CAPN1 316 (µ-calpain), and CAPN1 4751 (µ-calpain)] was used to determine the GEN of each animal (reported as total number of favorable alleles, 0 through 6). Calves were randomly...
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