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Muscle development of livestock animals : physiology, genetics and meat quality /

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Well-developed and functional muscle tissues are a prerequisite for healthy meat-producing animals. Good muscle development leads to improved meat quality. Hence modern breeds of livestock animal have been selectively bred for better conformation, increased muscle size and increased muscle-to-bone r...

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Other Authors: Pas, M. F. W. te, Everts, M. E., Haagsman, H. P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., [2004]
Subjects:
Veterinary physiology.
Muscles > Physiology.
Livestock > Genetics.
Meat > Quality.
Animals, Domestic > genetics.
Animals, Domestic > physiology.
Muscle Development > physiology.
Meat.
Muscles > physiology.
Ebooks.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Well-developed and functional muscle tissues are a prerequisite for healthy meat-producing animals. Good muscle development leads to improved meat quality. Hence modern breeds of livestock animal have been selectively bred for better conformation, increased muscle size and increased muscle-to-bone ratio. This book describes all aspects of muscle development research, and contains contributions from leading research groups around the world.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 411 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:085199041X (electronic bk.)
9780851990415 (electronic bk.)
DOI:10.1079/9780851998114.0000