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Development of intramuscular fat adipocytes in Bos taurus genotypes
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Development of intramuscular fat adipocytes in Bos taurus genotypes

M.J. McPhee, J.P. Siddell, B.J. Walmsley, V.H. Oddy, S. Harden, R. Woodgate, D.W. Pethick and P.L. Greenwood
Energy and protein metabolism and nutrition, pp.379-381
Wageningen Academic Publishers
2019
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Abstract

This preliminary study quantified the size and number of adipocytes within Longissimus lumborum intramuscular fat across 5 postnatal stages of growth and 2 post-weaning forage-based feeding systems in Bos taurus genotypes selected to differ in their fat distribution. No differences (P>0.05) in size or number of adipocytes due to feeding system were evident. Adipocyte size was lower (P<0.05) for Hereford than Angus and Wagyu × Angus steers. Overall, number of adipocytes for Hereford was lower than for the other genotypes, although did not differ significantly (P>0.05) within each stage of growth. Stage of growth affected size and number of adipocytes (P<0.05).

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