Gigantic Belgian Monster Cows
Originating in 19th century Belgium by crossing local cattle with British cattle, the Belgian Blue cattle are gigantic bovine wonders. Their enormous size and muscle mass, sometimes called "double muscling," is a naturally occurring mutation of the gene for myostatin, a protein that regulates muscle growth. This mutation results in accelerated lean muscle growth.
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oh wow. kind of want one
This is a natural occuring mutation which is rare among humans, but does happen. Check out http://www.news-medical.net/news/2004/06/28/2843.aspx
I drove past his house once when we went to camp with school. this dude has a too big house. I think this is sick.
I love when people don't read the article! Haha. It's not a disease, it's a genetic mutation. And in some cases, they're probably manipulating the genes on purpose to produce all those muscles. I don't think the meat would be tougher, since the muscles don't necessarily develop naturally.
Implants are used in 99% of all feedlot cattle. For your information implants ARE steroids!!
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