Advances in research on the prenatal development of skeletal muscle in animals in relation to the quality of muscle-based food. II - Genetic factors related to animal performance and advances in methodology

Animal

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 718-730

  Rehfeldt, C ^a   Te Pas, M F W ^b   Wimmers, K ^a   Brameld, J M ^c   Nissen, P M ^d   Berri, C ^e   Valente, L M P ^f   Power, D M ^g   Picard, B ^h   Stickland, N C ⁱ   Oksbjerg, N ^d  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^e STATION DE RECHERCHES AVICOLES   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^h UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

ⁱ ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

animal performance; farm animal; fish; genetic effects; skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; MAMMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 79957452008     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731110002454     Document Type: Article

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