Imperialism Blue Bull Research Paper

Belgian Blue bulls have extremely large muscles in the shoulder, back, loin and rump area. This

extreme growth in muscle is due to a mutation in the myostatin gene, which results in the

production of increased number of muscle fibers (hyperplasia). Breeders choose the cattle that

clearly demonstrate the myostation defect. They choose the cattle that has the most muscle mass

so they can gain the best out of their offspring. By doing so they also eliminate the undesirable

characteristics in the species. They then artificially inseminate the female. One implication of the

Belgian Blue Cattle is the health and survival of this species. They suffer from crippling joint

and bone problems, also brought on by a lack of sufficient space