Effects of gender and breed on carcass traits, chemical composition, and palatability attributes in Hereford and Simmental bulls and steers

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 235-248

  Mandell, I B ^a   Gullett, E A ^a   Wilton, J W ^a   Kemp, R A ^b   Allen, O B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b BRANDON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Breeds; Carcass traits; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0001950723     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(97)00016-X     Document Type: Article

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