2024
DOI: 10.3390/vetsci11050222
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Hematologic and Serum Biochemical Characteristics of Belgian Blue Cattle

Hugues Guyot,
Damien Legroux,
Justine Eppe
et al.

Abstract: Belgian blue (BB) cattle have an 11-bp deletion in myostatin that causes skeletal muscle hyperplasia and increased muscle mass, leading to a ‘double-muscled’ phenotype. Preliminary data suggest that this phenotype may be associated with breed-specific hematologic and biochemical values. Therefore, in this study, we sought to compare hematologic and serum biochemical parameters in healthy BB and Holstein Friesian (HF) cows and to propose breed-specific reference intervals for BB cows. Hematologic parameters, to… Show more

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