In beef cattle, the demand for high-quality meat has led to the use of breeds, such as the Belgian White Blue, that have extreme phenotypes. However, this breed has an extremely high rate of caesarean sections (Lips et al., 2001). In the short term, this rate cannot be significantly reduced. The extreme muscularity of the Belgian White Blue is mainly caused by the myostatin gene, a single autosomal recessive gene which is located on chromosome 2. It is, therefore, questionable whether a reduction in calving difficulties can be realized while maintaining
the extreme muscularity. Because of this, as well as the obvious animal welfare concerns, the future of the breed is questionable.
In beef cattle, the demand for high-quality meat has led to the use of breeds, such as the Belgian White Blue, that have extreme phenotypes. However, this breed has an extremely high rate of caesarean sections (Lips et al., 2001). In the short term, this rate cannot be significantly reduced. The extreme muscularity of the Belgian White Blue is mainly caused by the myostatin gene, a single autosomal recessive gene which is located on chromosome 2. It is, therefore, questionable whether a reduction in calving difficulties can be realized while maintainingthe extreme muscularity. Because of this, as well as the obvious animal welfare concerns, the future of the breed is questionable.
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