Skeletal Muscle Development and Growth in Farm Animals
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 May 2024) | Viewed by 2884
Special Issue Editor
Interests: ruminant nutrition; lactation; adipose tissue; skeletal muscle; metabolic and molecular controls; epigenetic reprogramming; dairy cattle management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Skeletal muscle plays a critical role in maintaining animal metabolic health, and also improves meat production and quality. Fully understanding the genetic and environmental factors in controlling or regulating skeletal muscle fiber growth and metabolism, including animal breed, nutrition, ambient temperature and medical care, can fundamentally benefit current farm animal management (e.g., chicken, pig and cattle) for meat production, intramuscular fat deposition and disease resistance. Meanwhile, regarding the influence of global warming, continuously worsening the crop and grass production available for animal feeds, alongside the increase of human population worldwide, it is also necessary to summarize high-quality research to uncover the molecular-level aspects of skeletal muscle affecting animal feed efficiency in responding to genetic and environmental factors. Therefore, we are glad to work with Animals to initiate this Special Issue titled “Skeletal Muscle Development and Growth in Farm Animals”; all related manuscripts, both research studies and reviews, are welcome for submission.
Prof. Dr. Yanting Chen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- skeletal muscle
- satellite cells
- fibro-adipogenic progenitors
- feed efficiency
- fat-lean mass
- meat production and quality
- metabolic health
- feed efficiency
- farm animals
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