Effects of melatonin implantation on carcass characteristics, meat quality and tissue levels of melatonin and prolactin in Inner Mongolian cashmere goats

Effects of melatonin implantation on carcass characteristics, meat quality and tissue levels of melatonin and prolactin in Inner Mongolian cashmere goats

Abstract Background Implantation of goats with melatonin can induce cashmere growth and significantly increase cashmere production performance. However, the impact of melatonin implantation on the carcass characteristics, meat quality and related hormone levels in muscle and viscera of cashmere goat...

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Main Authors: Tao Duan, Ziyuan Wu, Huan Zhang, Ying Liu, Yan Li, Wei Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
Subjects:
Carcass characteristics
Cashmere goat
Meat quality
Melatonin
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-019-0377-y

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