double muscling

here's a few interesting reads on double muscling and comments related to dystocia.

i may have posted these before, oh well.

http://www.ucm.es/info/genetvet/Myostatin-haplotype_beef_cattle.pdf

http://www.ucm.es/info/genetvet/Myostatin_cattle_breeds.pdf

http://cordis.europa.eu/data/PROJ_BIOTECH/ACTIONeqDndSESSIONeq26023200595ndDOCeq27ndTBLeqEN_PROJ.htm

found this

http://www.genmarkag.com/cattle_faqs.php#sq_21

where they do testing on the myostatin gene for registering piedmontaise.

i'm asking whether they have a test for maine's.

since most of the sequence seems to be in the public domain, perhaps they will do some tests.

double muscling seems to reduce marbling, even in mild forms, and hopefully is not associated with too much of maine's thickness, and associated dystocia.

probably not though.  i guess i'll find out, since no one else seems to be interested.

add that to the perfect steer


monkey mouth, spastic pareisis, TH, PHA, mild form of double muscling