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Cellular conditions for intramuscular fat deposition in Japanese Black and Holstein steers.
Meat science - 1 Sept 2011
Albrecht E, Gotoh T, Ebara F, Xu J X, Viergutz T, Nürnberg G, Maak S, Wegner J
Abstract excerpt
The experiment was conducted to study the development of intramuscular fat in Japanese Black (JB) compared to Holstein (HS) steers and to find breed differences for fat depot development and distribution in the carcass under equal feeding conditions. Additional to slaughter samples, biopsy samples of longissimus muscle (LM) and subcutaneous fat, taken at 10, 14, 18, and 22 months of age, were used for...
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