The effects of grade, gender, and postmortem treatment on beef. I. Composition, cutability, and meat quality

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-40

  Jeremiah, L E ^a   Aalhus, J L ^a   Robertson, W M ^a   Gibson, L L ^a  

^a LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef; Composition; Cutability; Electrical stimulation; Gender; Grades; Quality

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 0031505022     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A94-136     Document Type: Article

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