Influence of vitamin A on the quality of beef from the Tajima strain of Japanese black cattle

Meat Science

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 159-167

  Oka, Akio ^a   Maruo, Yoshiyuki ^b   Miki, Takahiro ^b   Yamasaki, Toshinobu ^b   Saito, Takemitsu ^a  

^a Hyogo Pref Institute of Agriculture   (Japan)

^b Himeji Livestock Hyg Serv Center   (Japan)

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EID: 0031613998     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(97)00086-7     Document Type: Article

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