Double-muscled cattle refers to breeds of cattle that carry a mutation which represses the myostatin protein, consequently augmenting muscle growth. Affected breeds include:
- Belgian Blue
- Piedmontese
- Parthenais
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“To-night the winds begin to rise
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—Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)