Effects of changing production methods on quality of meat, milk and eggs

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 165-182

  Nardone, A ^a   Valfre F ^b  

^a Dipartimento di Agrobiologia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eggs; Meat; Milk; Production methods; Quality

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY RESOURCES; FOOD PROCESSING; MILK;

EID: 0032995018     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(99)00025-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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