Effect of genetic origin, diet and weaning weight on carcass composition, muscle physicochemical and histochemical traits in the rabbit

Meat Science

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 471-478

  Dalle Zotte, A ^a   Ouhayoun, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

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EID: 0032333681     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(98)00060-6     Document Type: Article

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