Muscle characteristics of Dutch Warmblood foals with different genetic background at ages 6 and 12 months

Rietbroek, Nancy J.; Dingboom, Elizabeth G.; Everts, M. E.

doi:10.1111/j.2042-3306.2006.tb05562.x

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“…Therefore, that is probably the reason why the pedigree influence to the muscle fiber types within a certain breed is not much investigated; only some earlier studies about it were found (Lopez et al, 1993;Rivero et al, 1996b;Barrey et al, 1999;Rivero and Barrey, 2001;Rietbroek et al, 2006). As the Akhal-Teke horses tend to show equal ability both for speed and endurance, they are not apparently bred only for one specific trait.…”

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Myosin heavy chain pattern in the Akhal-Teke horses

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Kaasik

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This study investigates the myosin heavy chain (MyHC) isoform composition in the gluteus medius muscle of the Akhal-Teke horses using SDS-PAGE (sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis). Fifteen horses aged between 1.5 and 23.5 years were used in this study and divided into three age groups: 1.5 to 4 (n= 6), 9 to 13 (n= 5) and 18.5 to 23.5 years (n= 4). The average content of the MyHC I isoform was 11.72 ± 1.07% (variation between individuals: 7.09% to 20.14%). The relative content of the MyHC IIa and IIx isoforms was subsequently 38.20 ± 1.46% (30.73% to 48.78%) and 50.07 ± 1.10% (43.8% to 56.78%) from the total MyHC. The MyHC pattern in the skeletal muscles of the Akhal-Teke horses shows that the muscles of these horses have a high capacity both for endurance and speed.

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