Effect of Indoor Concentrate Feeding vs. Outdoor Grazing on the Expression of Genes Involved in Muscle Growth and Nutrient Content in Japanese Black Steer Muscle
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50750#.VEnCBFfHRK0 Author(s) Masahiro Shibata * , Kazunori Matsumoto , Yasuko Hikino , Naoyuki Yamamoto Affiliation(s) Livestock Production and Wildlife Management Research Division, NARO Western Region Agricultural Research Center, Shimane, Japan . ABSTRACT The objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of outdoor grazing on the expression of genes involved in muscle growth and the nutrient contents of skeletal muscle in steers. Ten Japanese Black steers were divided into two groups: grazing (GR) and concentrate (CT) groups. Crude protein, extractable lipid, moisture, fatty acid, cooking loss and Warner Bratz...