Meat quality of heifers fattened to heavy weights to enhance marbling

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 635-643

  Dubeski, P L ^a   Aalhus, J L ^a   Jones, S D M ^b   Robertson, W M ^a   Dyck, R S ^a  

^a LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Intramuscular fat; Meat quality; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0031351863     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A96-052     Document Type: Article

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