http://www.who-sucks.com/people/monstro ... y-pictures
A week or so ago I posted about an extremely overly muscular dog who was that way due to a health issue. So tonight I come across this....
Has anyone ever seen any of these bovines?? Are they real?
And that weightlifter guy at the bottom- is that picture shopped? Is there any way that can even possibly be real??!
Myostatin deficiency=overgrowth (photos)
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Myostatin deficiency=overgrowth (photos)
RedGlitter;661617 wrote: http://www.who-sucks.com/people/monstro ... y-pictures
A week or so ago I posted about an extremely overly muscular dog who was that way due to a health issue. So tonight I come across this....
Has anyone ever seen any of these bovines?? Are they real?
And that weightlifter guy at the bottom- is that picture shopped? Is there any way that can even possibly be real??!
yes
http://epublications.roslin.ac.uk/9900a ... ights.html
From this evidence we believe that other genes probably play a role in the development of the phenotype and may explain differences between South Devon and Belgian Blue cattle. While Belgian Blue breeders have selected strongly for the double-muscled phenotype and hence, for mutations in additional modifier genes, the trait has not been looked upon favourably by the South Devon breeders. It appears that breeders may have simultaneously selected in favour of good muscle conformation and against overt double-muscling in the South Devon, leading to the presence of different alleles at modifier genes in the two breeds. Follow-up studies are currently examining the effects of the myostatin gene and putative modifier genes on muscle-related traits in both cattle and mice.
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=bel ... s&ct=title
http://www.belgianblue.co.uk/
Big beasties the bulls are 6ft+ at the shoulder. I've seen them at agricultural shows.
If you really want to worry yourself, you should look in to what hormones are added to your meat. The EU had banned US beef imports because of the hormones used by American farmers to accelerate their growth. It's not just a simple trade war nor is it irrational tree hugging environmentalists that don't know what they are talking about that are concerned.
http://www.britishmeat.com/american-mea ... count.html
Source: LA Times
Date: 28 March 2007
Men whose mothers ate a lot of beef during their pregnancy have a sperm count about 25% below normal and three times the normal risk of fertility problems, researchers reported Tuesday.
The problem may be due to anabolic steroids used in the United States to fatten the cattle, Dr. Shanna H. Swan of the University of Rochester Medical Center reported in the journal Human Reproduction. It could also be due to pesticides and other environmental contaminants, she added.
A week or so ago I posted about an extremely overly muscular dog who was that way due to a health issue. So tonight I come across this....
Has anyone ever seen any of these bovines?? Are they real?
And that weightlifter guy at the bottom- is that picture shopped? Is there any way that can even possibly be real??!
yes
http://epublications.roslin.ac.uk/9900a ... ights.html
From this evidence we believe that other genes probably play a role in the development of the phenotype and may explain differences between South Devon and Belgian Blue cattle. While Belgian Blue breeders have selected strongly for the double-muscled phenotype and hence, for mutations in additional modifier genes, the trait has not been looked upon favourably by the South Devon breeders. It appears that breeders may have simultaneously selected in favour of good muscle conformation and against overt double-muscling in the South Devon, leading to the presence of different alleles at modifier genes in the two breeds. Follow-up studies are currently examining the effects of the myostatin gene and putative modifier genes on muscle-related traits in both cattle and mice.
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=bel ... s&ct=title
http://www.belgianblue.co.uk/
Big beasties the bulls are 6ft+ at the shoulder. I've seen them at agricultural shows.
If you really want to worry yourself, you should look in to what hormones are added to your meat. The EU had banned US beef imports because of the hormones used by American farmers to accelerate their growth. It's not just a simple trade war nor is it irrational tree hugging environmentalists that don't know what they are talking about that are concerned.
http://www.britishmeat.com/american-mea ... count.html
Source: LA Times
Date: 28 March 2007
Men whose mothers ate a lot of beef during their pregnancy have a sperm count about 25% below normal and three times the normal risk of fertility problems, researchers reported Tuesday.
The problem may be due to anabolic steroids used in the United States to fatten the cattle, Dr. Shanna H. Swan of the University of Rochester Medical Center reported in the journal Human Reproduction. It could also be due to pesticides and other environmental contaminants, she added.