Scientists manufacture abnormally large ‘super cows’

The following is an edited excerpt.

Did you know that some varieties of beef on the market today come from cattle that has been deliberately modified to grow abnormally large muscles for beef production? A recent segment aired by the National Geographic Channel offers a glimpse into the eerie production of so-called “super cows,” which intentionally bear a defective gene that allows them to grow atypically large with a “double muscle” build.

This somewhat “mutant” cattle breed is officially known as the Belgian Blue, and its origins date back to the early 1800s.

Read the full post here: Abnormally large ‘super cows’ being manufactured by Frankenscientists for beef production

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