Different modes of food restriction and compensatory growth in double-muscled belgian blue bulls: Animal performance, carcass and meat characteristics

Animal Science

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 563-572

  Hornick, J L ^b   Van Eenaeme, C ^b   Clinquart, A ^a   Gerard, O ^b   Istasse, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Belgian blue; Bulls; Carcass composition; Compensatory growth; Meat quality; Nitrogen balance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187;

EID: 0033478822     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800051419     Document Type: Article

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