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Growth and distribution of individual muscles in Double Muscled and normal cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

Karima A. Shahin  and
R. T. Berg
Karima A. Shahin
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6O 2H1, Canada
R. T. Berg
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6O 2H1, Canada
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Summary

Eighteen Double Muscled (DM), 18 Beef Synthetic and 18 Hereford bulls, serially slaughtered from approximately 250 to 800 kg live weight, were used to examine the influence of maturity type and Double Muscling on individual muscle growth patterns and distribution.

Breed types differed significantly in the relative growth rate of five of the 95 muscles. Individual muscles grew and developed at relatively different rates with muscles associated with locomotion being early developing followed by those associated with structure or posture and finally those which respond to sexual maturation or luxury muscles which were late developing. Individual muscle growth patterns revealed an increasing disto-proximal gradient along the limbs and an increasing caudo-cranial gradient along the whole body. However, within any anatomical region considerable variations with well defined growth gradients were found for individual muscles. In the proximal region of both limbs increasing medio-lateral growth gradients were apparent.

At the same total side muscle, breed types differed significantly in adjusted mean weights of 33 of the 95 muscles. When comparison was made at the same total side muscle, DM showed a range of hypertrophy of + 28% to -28% when compared with the more normal breed types.

Muscular hypertrophy followed a disto-proximal gradient along the limbs and an inner–outer gradient across the muscle layers with the superficial and bulkiest muscles being the most hypertrophied. At the same total side muscle, DM had heavier expensive or luxury muscles than normal cattle.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 105 , Issue 3 , December 1985 , pp. 479 - 490
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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