EFFECT OF VARYING DIETARY VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION LEVELS IN COMBINATION WITH ADH1C GENOTYPE ON INTRAMUSCULAR FAT DEPOSITION IN FINISHING BEEF STEERS

Previously, ADH1Cc.-64T>C was shown to have an association with intramuscular fat (IMF) in the longissimus thoracis (LT) muscle when vitamin A was limited in finishing rations of beef steers. The purpose of the current study was to determine the optimum vitamin A supplementation level, in combina...

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Other Authors: Buchanan, Fiona C.
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2014-06-1580