Effects of pasture fertiliser N level on herbage composition, animal performance and on carcass and meat quality traits

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 61, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 233-244

  Keane, M G ^a   Allen, P ^b  

^a GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Beef production; Carcass composition; Fertiliser N; Meat quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032721852     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(99)00072-X     Document Type: Article

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