Key genes regulating skeletal muscle development and growth in farm animals

M Mohammadabadi, F Bordbar, J Jensen, M Du… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Skeletal muscle mass is an important economic trait, and muscle
development and growth is a crucial factor to supply enough meat for human consumption …

Tissue engineering for clean meat production

T Ben-Arye, S Levenberg - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Increasing public awareness of foodborne illnesses, factory farming, and the ecological
footprint of the meat industry, has generated the need for animal-free meat alternatives. In …

Analysis of volatile compounds and flavor fingerprint in Jingyuan lamb of different ages using gas chromatography–ion mobility spectrometry (GC–IMS)

F Wang, Y Gao, H Wang, B Xi, X He, X Yang, W Li - Meat Science, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, gas chromatography coupled to an ion mobility spectrometry (GC–IMS) was
used for analyzing some volatile components and flavor fingerprint in samples from …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic, management, and nutritional factors affecting intramuscular fat deposition in beef cattle—A review

SJ Park, SH Beak, SY Kim, IH Jeong… - … journal of animal …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Intramuscular fat (IMF) content in skeletal muscle including the longissimus dorsi muscle
(LM), also known as marbling fat, is one of the most important factors determining beef …

Muscle fiber properties in cattle and their relationships with meat qualities: An overview

B Picard, M Gagaoua - Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2020 - ACS Publications
The control of meat quality traits constitutes an important target for any farm animal
production, including cattle. Therefore, better understanding of the biochemical properties …

Intermuscular and intramuscular adipose tissues: Bad vs. good adipose tissues

GJ Hausman, U Basu, M Du, M Fernyhough-Culver… - Adipocyte, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Human studies of the influence of aging and other factors on intermuscular fat (INTMF) were
reviewed. Intermuscular fat increased with weight loss, weight gain, or with no weight …

Fetal programming in meat production

M Du, B Wang, X Fu, Q Yang, MJ Zhu - Meat science, 2015 - Elsevier
Nutrient fluctuations during the fetal stage affects fetal development, which has long-term
impacts on the production efficiency and quality of meat. During the early development, a …

[HTML][HTML] Endocrine regulation of fetal skeletal muscle growth: impact on future metabolic health

LD Brown - The Journal of endocrinology, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Establishing sufficient skeletal muscle mass is essential for lifelong metabolic health. The
intrauterine environment is a major determinant of the muscle mass that is present for the life …

Circular RNA profiling identifies novel circPPARA that promotes intramuscular fat deposition in pigs

B Li, Y He, W Wu, X Tan, Z Wang… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Intramuscular fat (IMF) content plays an important role in pork quality. Circular RNAs
(circRNAs) implicate various biological processes; however, the regulatory mechanisms and …

Enhancing intramuscular fat development via targeting fibro-adipogenic progenitor cells in meat animals

X Li, X Fu, G Yang, M Du - Animal, 2020 - cambridge.org
In the livestock industry, subcutaneous and visceral fat pads are considered as wastes,
while intramuscular fat or marbling fat is essential for improving flavor and palatability of …