Molecular signatures of longissimus dorsi differ between dairy cattle based on prepartum muscle reserves and branched-chain volatile fatty acid supplementation

• DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00060.2024
• Publication Date: 2024-07-08T13:11:33Z
• Authors: Theresa M. Casey; Kyrstin M. Gouveia; Linda M. Beckett; James F. Markworth; Jacquelyn P. Boerman
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences

Muscle biopsies of the longissimus dorsi of prepartum dairy cattle indicate that molecular signatures support distinct metabolic strategies between low- and high-muscle cattle and that branched-chain volatile fatty acid supplementation increased substrates for energy generation.