Assessment of the relationship between the level of somatotropin in hair and meat qualities of Hereford bulls

  • Oleg A. Zavyalov Federal Research Centre of Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
  • Alexey N. Frolov Federal Research Centre of Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
  • Ivan I. Sleptsov Federal Research Centre of Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Keywords: beef cattle breeding, bulls, fattening, meat productivity, hair, hormones, somatotropin

Abstract

Background.  The issue of using hair as an indicator of long-term changes in somatotropin metabolism in the body of young bulls has not been sufficiently addressed. Moreover, there is almost no information on the relationship between the somatotropin level in hair and the meat qualities of young bulls, which determined the relevance of this study.

Objective is to study the effect of the somatotropin exchange pool, estimated by its concentration in hair on the meat qualities of the Hereford bulls.

Materials and methods. The studies were performed on the Hereford bulls. Animals were divided into three groups depending on the somatotropin level in hair: I - (53.4-57.1 pg / mg); II - (57.3 to 61.8 pg / mg); III - (62.1 to 67.1 pg / mg).

Results. Bulls with the maximum somatotropin level had the highest rates of weight gain. Animals of this group had higher slaughter weight and meat protein content, with a lower fat content. An increase in the somatotropin concentration in hair was accompanied by an increase in the concentrations of leucine + isoleucine, tryptophan, histidine, methionine, a decrease in phenylalanine and serine, as well as an increase in the concentrations of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the longissimus dorsi muscle. The longissimus muscle of bulls with the maximum somatotropin level in hair contained more calcium, copper, zinc and iodine, with relatively low lead concentrations.

Conclusion. The level of somatotropin concentration in hair from the withers is closely related to the intensity of weight growth, meat productivity and meat quality of Hereford bulls, which allows us to consider hair as a biosubstrate for assessing long-term changes in the level of somatotropin in the body, when developing measures aimed at increasing the meat productivity of bulls.

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Author Biographies

Oleg A. Zavyalov, Federal Research Centre of Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Doctor of Biological Sciences, Leading Researcher, Department of Beef Cattle Breeding and Beef Production Technology

Alexey N. Frolov, Federal Research Centre of Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Doctor of Biological Sciences, Head of the Department of Beef Cattle Breeding and Beef Production Technology

Ivan I. Sleptsov, Federal Research Centre of Biological Systems and Agrotechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Candidate of Economic Sciences, Researcher, Department of Beef Cattle Breeding and Beef Production Technology

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Gómez, C. A., Fernández, M., Franco, N., & Cueva, R. (2022). Effect of two formulations of recombinant bovine somatotropin on milk production and body condition of cattle under intensive management in Peru. Trop Anim Health Prod, 54(2), 96. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-021-03036-z EDN: https://elibrary.ru/MZNKYE

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Heimbürge, S., Kanitz, E., Tuchscherer, A., & Otten, W. (2020). Within a hair’s breadth — Factors influencing hair cortisol levels in pigs and cattle. Gen Comp Endocrinol, 1(288), 113359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.113359

Holzer, Z., Aharoni, Y., Brosh, A., Orlov, A., Veenhuizen, J., & Kasser, T. R. (1999). The effects of long-term administration of recombinant bovine somatotropin (Posilac) and Synovex on performance, plasma hormone and amino acid concentration, and muscle and subcutaneous fat fatty acid composition in Holstein-Friesian bull calves. Journal of Animal Science, 77(6), 1422-1430. https://doi.org/10.2527/1999.7761422x

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Kalashnikov, V., Zajcev, A., Atroshchenko, M., Kalinkova, L., Kalashnikova, T., Miroshnikov, S., Frolov, A., & Zav’yalov, O. (2018). The content of essential and toxic elements in the hair of the mane of the trotter horses depending on their speed. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25(22), 21961-21967. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-2334-2 EDN: https://elibrary.ru/YBUALJ

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Meyer, J., Novak, M., Hamel, A., & Rosenberg, K. (2014). Extraction and analysis of cortisol from human and monkey hair. J Vis Exp, 24(83), e50882. https://doi.org/10.3791/50882

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Published
2025-04-30
How to Cite
Zavyalov, O., Frolov, A., & Sleptsov, I. (2025). Assessment of the relationship between the level of somatotropin in hair and meat qualities of Hereford bulls. Siberian Journal of Life Sciences and Agriculture, 17(2), 30-59. https://doi.org/10.12731/2658-6649-2025-17-2-1157
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Human and Animal Physiology