Effects of grass feeding systems on ruminant meat colour and flavour. A review

Animal Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 185-200

  Priolo, Alessandro ^a   Micol, Didier ^a   Agabriel, Jacques ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

Author keywords

Grass feeding; Meat colour; Meat flavour; Rumlnants

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000001784     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2001125     Document Type: Article

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