Carcase characteristics of emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae)

British Poultry Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 145-147

  Sales, J ^c   Horbanczuk J ^a   Dingle, J ^b   Coleman, R ^b   Sensik, S ^b  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HISTOLOGY; MEAT; OSTRICH; RHEA; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DROMAIIDAE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RHEIFORMES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 0033087372     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071669987999     Document Type: Article

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