Article
Relationship of restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP) at the bovine calpastatin locus to calpastatin activity and meat tenderness.
Journal of animal science - 1 Dec 1995
Lonergan S M, Ernst C W, Bishop M D, Calkins C R, Koohmaraie M
Abstract excerpt
Restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP) have been identified at the bovine calpastatin locus. The objective of the present study was to determine whether these polymorphisms are related to variations in calpastatin activity or beef tenderness in unrelated animals of mixed breeding. A sample of 83 crossbred steers from sires representing eight different breeds was examined to determine this relationship....
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Breeding
- Calcium-Binding Proteins
- Cattle
- Chromosome Mapping
- DNA
- Female
- Food Technology
- Genotype
- Male
- Meat
