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  4. ENHANCING SUSTAINABILITY AND PROFITABILITY OF TROPICALLY ADAPTED BEEF CATTLE UTILIZING A NOVEL SKELETAL MUSCLE ENERGETICS APPROACH

ENHANCING SUSTAINABILITY AND PROFITABILITY OF TROPICALLY ADAPTED BEEF CATTLE UTILIZING A NOVEL SKELETAL MUSCLE ENERGETICS APPROACH

Objective

Our goal is to improve the economic value of tropically adapted beef calves by early identification of biomarkers of muscle energetics predictive of beef product quality.Objective 1: Characterize the relationship between temperament and skeletal muscle mitochondrial measures in Bos indicus and Bos taurus steers at key points in the production cycle.Objective 2: Determine the relationship between live animal mitochondrial measures and product quality at slaughter in Bos indicus and Bos taurus steers.

Investigators
White, S.; Welsh, Th.; Long, Ch.
Institution
Texas A&M University
Start date
2021
End date
2023
Funding Source
Nat'l. Inst. of Food and Agriculture
Project number
TEX09861
Accession number
1024523
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