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In Vitro Comparison of Satellite Cells Isolated from Normal and Callipyge Sheep Exposed to Growth Promoting Compounds: Author: Neary, Kathleen Ida; Date: 2007-05-15; Program: Animal and Range Sciences; Abstract: Sheep producers are continually faced with the need to increase pounds of retail product sold. One way to increase total retail pounds of lamb available for consumption without increasing sheep numbers or producer costs is through genetic selection for increased size and growth. Another option would be to select sheep with the callipyge mutation or understand what the mutation changes to increase growth. Callipyge is a selective hypertrophic condition exhibited primarily in the hind limbs of affected lambs. The cause of the increased growth at a molecular level has not been thoroughly explored...; Download File | View full details