Beef tenderness: Within longissimus thoracis et lumborum steak variation as affected by cooking method

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 711-714

  Dugan, M E R ^a   Aalhus, J L ^a  

^a LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef; Tenderness; Variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032244025     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A98-014     Document Type: Article

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