Use of Expected Progeny Differences for Marbling in Beef: II. Carcass and Palatability Traits

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1014-1022

  Gwartney, B L ^a   Calkins, C R ^a,b   Rasby, R J ^a   Stock, R A ^a   Vieselmeyer, B A ^a   Gosey, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b Box 830908 ^*

Author keywords

Beef; Expected progeny differences; Marbling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; TASTE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; TASTE;

EID: 0030141113     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.7451014x     Document Type: Article

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