Belgian Blue
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Oct 4, 2026
Chris TerrillNARRATOR
Regulation of muscle growth begins in the womb, and continues throughout life.
Chris TerrillNARRATOR
Another example of when myostatin works differently has been observed in the Belgian Blue breed of cow.
Chris TerrillNARRATOR
Known as super cows, these bovines have a heavily sculpted muscular appearance due to a naturally occurring mutation.
Chris TerrillNARRATOR
But myostatin was first discovered in the lab, when genetic engineer Dr. Se-Jin Lee created a new breed of rodent known as the mighty mouse.
Diana ReaichGUEST
So I was lucky enough to spend five years in Belgium recently as the Ambassador to Belgium.
Diana ReaichGUEST
And I'm very familiar with the Belgian Blues.
Diana ReaichGUEST
They are very impressive.
Andy ThompsonHOST
So how would the Belgians take it if we took Sir Lockwood Smith's and Princess Anne's advice and renamed them Kiwi Blues?
Lloyd KlicksteinGUEST
It's impressive in the mice.
Lloyd KlicksteinGUEST
Look at also the whippet dogs, the, the Belgian Blue cattle that are double muscled.
Peter AttiaHOST
Yeah.
Lloyd KlicksteinGUEST
It's, uh, it's impressive.
James NisbetGUEST
But I've got a few more kind of different.
James NisbetGUEST
I've got a lot of Solaire Cross Belgian Blues.
James NisbetGUEST
So their mums are actually Solaire's, their dads are British Blues.
James NisbetGUEST
And I buy the black heifer that's out of them.
James NisbetGUEST
Probably just your taste, innit?
Cammy WilsonHOST
Yeah, yeah.
Cammy WilsonHOST
And I take your Belgian, no your British blue over it, you're getting like a stonk, I mean that heifer must be
James NisbetGUEST
shapey.
Patrice SimardHOST
Quelle race utilisez-vous à ce moment-là ?
Pierre BréantGUEST
Euh, principe quatre-vingt pour cent de Blanc Bleu Belge, vingt pour cent d'Angus, parce que j'ai un taureau de ferme Angus et du coup, ces veaux-là, je les garde pour faire des veaux gras et un petit peu de Charolais à la marge quand le Blanc Bleu ne, ne fonctionne pas.
Patrice SimardHOST
Pour faire des produits spécifiques, j'imagine aussi, pour la boucherie, charcuterie.
Pierre BréantGUEST
Voilà, c'est ça, oui.