Accepted Manuscript Comparative assessment of heat stress induced changes in carcass traits, plasma leptin profile and skeletal muscle myostatin and HSP70 gene expression patterns between indigenous Osmanabadi and Salem Black goat breeds P.R. Archana, V. Sejian, Wilfred Ruban, M. Bagath, G. Krishnan, J. Aleena, G.B. Manjunathareddy, V. Beena, Raghavendra Bhatta PII: S0309-1740(17)31310-4 DOI: doi:10.1016/j.meatsci.2018.03.015 Reference: MESC 7501 To appear in: Meat Science Received date: 7 October 2017 Revised date: 19 March 2018 Accepted date: 21 March 2018 Please cite this article as: P.R. Archana, V. Sejian, Wilfred Ruban, M. Bagath, G. Krishnan, J. Aleena, G.B. Manjunathareddy, V. Beena, Raghavendra Bhatta , Comparative assessment of heat stress induced changes in carcass traits, plasma leptin profile and skeletal muscle myostatin and HSP70 gene expression patterns between indigenous Osmanabadi and Salem Black goat breeds. The address for the corresponding author was captured as affiliation for all authors. Please check if appropriate. Mesc(2018), doi:10.1016/j.meatsci.2018.03.015 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.