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A study of growth in calves:II. Relative growth in muscles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

R. M. Butterfield  and
E. R. Johnson
R. M. Butterfield
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Queensland
E. R. Johnson
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Queensland
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Summary

The growth patterns of impetus groups of muscles were mostly not significantly affected by rate of growth of the musculature. One small group – the low/average impetus muscles – had a significantly lower ‘b’ value in the calves fed at a high plane. It appears that under differences of feeding encountered commercially, no changes of practical importance in the relative growth of muscles are likely to be produced which are attributable to rate of growth of the musculature.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 76 , Issue 3 , June 1971 , pp. 457 - 458
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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