Effect of myostatin mutant alleles, nutrition and ractopamine on the growth of wether lambs

Title
Effect of myostatin mutant alleles, nutrition and ractopamine on the growth of wether lambs
Publication Date
2009
Author(s)
Haynes, F E
McDonagh, M B
Greenwood, P L
Oddy, V H
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1783-1049
Email: hoddy2@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:hoddy2
Editor
Editor(s): Pierre Cronje and Nerida Richards
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
University of New England
Place of publication
Armidale, Australia
UNE publication id
une:5293
Abstract
Genotype, nutrition and metabolic modifiers contribute to variation in live weight and the composition of live weight gain in sheep. A naturally occurring myostatin (MSTN) mutant allele has been associated with increased muscle content and reduced fat content in lambs (Kijas et al., 2007). Higher nutrient intake and metabolic modifiers such as β-adrenergic agonists can also improve growth and carcass characteristics (Koomaraie et al., 1991). The aim of this experiment was to investigate interactions between the myostatin allele, nutrition and the β-adrenergic agonist, ractopamine (RAC), on the growth and carcass attributes of lambs.
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Citation
Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition - Australia, v.17, p. 173-173
ISSN
0819-4823
Start page
173
End page
173

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