Muscle Growth and Distribution in Fattening Steer of Different Breeds

The breed patterns in growth and distribution of muscle were studied using three breeds of beef cattle entering fattening phase. This study involved 23 grass-fed steer Brahman, 24 Hereford and 22 Brahman x Hereford crosses with a live weight range of 300 to 600 kgs. An allometric Huxley model was us...

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Main Authors: R. Priyanto, E. R. Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bogor Agricultural University 2011-04-01
Series:Media Peternakan
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Online Access:http://medpet.journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/mediapeternakan/article/view/3163