Animal breeding
Muscle Development of Livestock Animals
Physiology, Genetics and Meat Quality
Edited by Marinus F W te Pas, Henk P Haagsman, Maria E Everts
Description
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.
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- Publisher CAB International
- Publication Date September 2004
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780851998114
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 120 GBP
- Pages432
- ReadershipProfessional and Scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Copyright Year2004
