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A muscle hypertrophy condition in lamb (callipyge): characterization of effects on muscle growth and meat quality traits.
Journal of animal science - 1 Dec 1995
Koohmaraie M, Shackelford S D, Wheeler T L, Lonergan S M, Doumit M E
Abstract excerpt
The present experiment was conducted to determine the effect of the callipyge phenotype on traits affecting muscle growth and meat tenderness. Dorset wethers (N = 40) that were either carriers or non-carriers were fed grain and slaughtered at 169 d of age. Callipyge phenotype did not affect (P >...
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