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Myostatin mutation causing double muscling could affect increased psoroptic mange sensitivity in dual purpose Belgian Blue cattle.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Mar 2022
Meyermans R, Janssens S, Coussé A, Gorssen W, Hubin X, Mayeres P, Veulemans W, Claerebout E, Charlier C, Buys N
Abstract excerpt
Belgian Blue cattle are known for their high degree of muscling and good carcass qualities. This high degree of muscling is mainly caused by a mutation in the myostatin gene (MSTN). Although the MSTN mutation is considered as fixed in the Belgian Blue breed, segregation is occurring in a sub-population bred for dual purpose. In the latter population, we observed an association between the mutation in MSTN and...
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