Patterns of Growth and Development in Cattle: A Seminar in the EEC Programme of Coordination of Research on Beef Production held at Ghent, October 11-13, 1977

Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Historical and General Review of Growth and Development....Pages 3-11
Bovine Compositional Interrelationships....Pages 13-34
Dressing Percentage in Relation to Weight, Sex and Breed....Pages 35-46
Development with Age of the Anatomical Composition of the Carcass of Bulls....Pages 47-56
Biochemistry of Muscle in Relation to Growth....Pages 57-71
Development of Connective Tissue and its Characteristics....Pages 73-89
Sources of Variation in Muscle Weight Distribution....Pages 91-131
Variation and Impact of Muscle Thickness....Pages 133-147
Bone Growth and Development with Particular Reference to Breed Differences in Carcass Shape and Lean to Bone Ratio....Pages 149-166
A Note on Conformation and Meat Characteristics In Beef Carcasses....Pages 167-176
Meat Amino Acid Composition of Calves and Steers Slaughtered Between 200 Kg and 500 Kg Live Weight....Pages 177-185
Myorheological, Chemical and Colour Characteristics of Meat in Water Buffalo and Bovine Calves Slaughtered at 20, 28 and 36 Weeks....Pages 187-201
Assessment of Changes in Myofibre Size in Muscle....Pages 203-218
Partition and Distribution of Fatty Tissues....Pages 219-229
Factors Affecting the Fatty Acid Composition of Depot Fats of Cattle and other Ruminants....Pages 231-241
The Development of Adipose Tissue in Cattle....Pages 243-253
The Development of Fat Cells in Different Anatomical Positions In Carcasses of Young Bulls, Heifers and Cow-Heifers....Pages 255-265
Fatty Acid Composition of Fat in Water Buffalo Calves And Bovine Calves Slaughtered at 20 — 28 and 36 Wefks of Age....Pages 267-276
Effect of Finnish Landrace and Galway Breeds on Carcass Composition, Fat Distribution and Fatty Acid Composition of Different Fat Depots in Lambs....Pages 277-286
Back Matter....Pages 287-321
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Biological Models of Quantifying Growth and Efficiency....Pages 325-340
Back Matter....Pages 535-576
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Some Neuroendocrine Aspects of Growth....Pages 341-351
Anabolic Agents in Beef Production: Their Action as Growth Promoters....Pages 353-359
Nutritional Efficiency of Protein and Fat Deposition....Pages 361-382
Feed Efficiency and Genotype-Nutrition Interactions In Growing Animals, Particularly in Cattle for Beef Production....Pages 383-391
Effect of Energy Level on Growth and Efficiency....Pages 393-412
Influence of Nutrition on the Growth Pattern of Fattening Bulls of Two Different Breeds (Friesian and Simmental)....Pages 413-421
Influence of Nutrition on Body Composition and Carcass Quality of Fattening Bulls of Different Breeds (German Friesian And Simmental)....Pages 423-433
Nitrogen Utilisation in Young Fattening Bulls Kept on Two Different Energy Levels....Pages 435-442
Genetic Variations in Growth and Body Composition of Male Cattle....Pages 443-460
Effect of Breed and Interaction with Nutrition....Pages 461-480
Effect of Siregroup within Breeds on Growth and Efficiency And Interaction with Nutrition....Pages 481-493
Efficiency of Lean Meat Production by Dairy Steers....Pages 495-501
Multibreed Comparisons of Body Weight and Food Intake in Cattle....Pages 503-504
Influence of Age, Nutrient Intake and Body Type on Weight Gain And Body Composition in Young Fattening Bulls of the Breeds German Schwarzbunte and German Fleckvieh....Pages 505-513
Carcass Composition of Different Breeds....Pages 515-522
Growth Rate and Carcass Composition of Water Buffalo Calves and Bovine Calves Slaughtered at 20, 28 and 36 Weeks....Pages 523-534
Back Matter....Pages 535-576
Front Matter....Pages 577-577
Possibilities for Fulfilling Trade and Consumer Requirements For Meat Quality in Present and Future Beef Production Systems....Pages 579-588
Targets for Beef Production in Relation To Market and Consumer Requirements....Pages 589-601
Eating Quality of Buffalo and Bovine Calves Slaughtered At 20 — 28 and 36 Weeks of Age....Pages 603-611
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Front Matter....Pages 623-623
Methods of Quantifying Growth and Development: General Review....Pages 625-638
Back Matter....Pages 731-734
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A Survey of Allometric Analysis....Pages 639-657
Growth Curves: their Nature, Uses, and Estimation....Pages 658-672
Nutritional Models of Growth....Pages 673-690
Quantifying Breed Difference in Shape....Pages 691-704
An Approach to the Comparison of Growth Curves of Dutch Friesian, British Friesian and Holstein Friesian Cows.....Pages 705-715
The Relationship Between Growth Curve Parameters and Carcass Composition....Pages 717-729
Back Matter....Pages 731-734
Recapitulation and Outline for the Future....Pages 737-749
Back Matter....Pages 750-761
Back Matter....Pages 762-767