Effect of breed type, sex, method of rearing, winter nutrition and subsequent grazing treatment on lifetime performance and carcass composition in a 20-month beef system: Carcass characteristics

Animal Science

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 465-472

  Hinks, C E ^a   Hunter, E A ^b   Lowman, B G ^c   Scott, N A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Carcass composition; Conformation; Live weight; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0033478831     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800051316     Document Type: Article

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