The yield and carcass chemical composition of impala (Aepyceros melampus), a southern African antelope species

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 752-756

  Hoffman, Louwrens C ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Carcass yield; Chemical composition; Impala; Sex; Venison

Indexed keywords

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; AFRICA; ASH CONTENT; CARCASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIMORPHISM; LIPID; LIVEWEIGHT GAIN; MOISTURE; PROTEIN CONTENT; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0034194848     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(20000501)80:6<752::AID-JSFA608>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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