Breeding efforts of beef cattle aim to improve important economic traits including the growth rate, meat quantity and quality.Molecular marker-assisted selection (MAS) based on genetic variation is re
Northern Australian tropical pastures transition through dry periods of low rainfall and limited nutritional value which presents challenges in terms of animal productivity and lifecycle methane emiss
Methane is produced in the rumen of ruminants by a subgroup of archaea known collectively as methanogens.Ruminal dietary lipid and propionate precursors, such as malate and fumarate increases propiona
The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of fermentation on improvement of beef muscle tenderness and the mechanism involved in it.Beef semitendinosus (ST) was cut into blocks of 5×5×
Like other parts of China, in Yunnan Province top-down administrative approaches which usually focus on sector or discipline are responsible for the prevention and control of zoonoses.Animal and human
Fourteen fungal isolates were obtained with a Hungates roll-tube technique from rumen contents of wild yaks (Bos grunniens) and they were identified into fungal groups of the monocentric genus Neocall
The objective of this study was to explore the restoration and succession process of degraded grassland in the loess plateau of China.fence was used to restore the degraded grassland, many fixation qu
Chinese high marble beef has shown a rich marbling pattern of fat distribution characteristics, which is a high-value item in Chinese diet and greatly prized by consumer.Beef grader measurement method
Isolation of amplifiable genomic DNA is a prerequisite for the quality assessment of milk.Milk somatic cells are a practical, animal friendly and cost-effective source of genomic DNA in milking rumina
我国黄牛资源丰富,地方品种多达52个,具有耐粗饲、抗逆性强、肉质细嫩等优点,是全国各地肉牛生产的主体,但与国外引进肉牛品种相比还存在一些缺陷;加快黄牛肉肉用遗传改良,是发展我国现代肉牛产业的基础.针对国内许多地方在黄牛改良和肉牛生产过程中存在的认识误区和工作缺陷,文章在客观评价中国黄牛资源和肉牛引进品种的基础上,认为必须处理好保种选育与杂交改良的关系,不断强化技术创新和环节管理,加速肉牛遗传改良进