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Bovine sire selection based on maintenance energy affects muscle fiber type and meat color of F1 progeny.
Journal of animal science - 1 May 2012
Thornton K J, Welch C M, Davis L C, Doumit M E, Hill R A, Murdoch G K
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A total of 42 F(1) Red Angus progeny from sires divergent in maintenance energy (ME(M)) EPD were analyzed to determine whether selecting for sire ME(M) would alter end-product meat quality. Data from animals were grouped based on the divergence of the ME(M) EPD of their sire from the Red Angus Association-reported breed average and defined as either high or low, the assumption being that high-ME(M) cattle are...
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