Growth factors are commonly added to cell culture media in cellular agriculture to mimic the
endogenous process of proliferation and differentiation of cells. Many of these growth factors …

Residual feed intake (RFI) is defined as the difference between the observed feed intake
and that expected based on requirements for maintenance and production. A divergent …

Myogenic satellite cells are adult stem cells and have important roles in skeletal muscle
growth, repair, and regeneration. Both insulin‐like growth factor‐1 (IGF‐1) and leucine …

Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) concentration measured in the blood plasma of 6520
seedstock Angus beef cattle (3622 bulls and 2898 heifers) from eastern Australia between …

Intramuscular fat content is generally associated with improved sensory quality and better
acceptability of fresh pork. However, conclusive evidence is still lacking for the biological …

Thirty single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) and one 6-bp insertion-deletion (indel) from 8
genes of somatotropic axis were used to study the association with chicken fatness and …

Knowledge of muscle biology is continuing to expand in the animal and food sciences
industry, especially the understanding of the mechanisms that control skeletal muscle …

The current study assessed the effect of dietary canthaxanthin and lycopene
supplementation at different concentrations on growth performance and antioxidant status in …

This book covers factors affecting meat quality from the growth of animals to the final
product. It discusses specific aspects of meat quality for beef, pork, and sheep. This …

In mammals, insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is positively correlated with adult body mass,
in comparisons made within a given species. In mice, IGF-1 deficiency is associated with …