A 1997 study in Genome Research describing Belgian Blue genetics described their characteristics this way: ... These traits occur because of a heritable condition known as “double muscling”, ...

It's been more than a decade since humans have cracked their own genetic code, but we've yet to wake up to a world of engineered life forms on the Island of Dr. Moreau.While we're waiting for genetic ...

Suppose witnessing bulls so massive they seem straight out of a mythical tale. In this video, we explore the 10 largest bulls from around the world, each with a size and strength that will leave you ...

The Irish Belgian Blue Cattle Society said it aims to “preserve and improve” the Belgian Blue breed, “adhering to a strict breeding programme which maintains the breed characteristics”.

A picture of a Belgian Blue bull has gone viral due to its incredibly ripped physique. The breed of cattle have freakish muscle-bound bodies due to a naturally occurring gene mutation called ...

A farmer is showing the Belgian Blue breed at his farm in Avelgem, Belgium. ... The real breakthrough came in the 1960s with the development of the great double muscling characteristics.

Genotyping 2,000 unaffected Belgian Blue animals for the R559C variant did not reveal a single individual homozygous for the Cys559-encoding mutation despite a frequency of the Cys559 allele of 0. ...