Relationship between fat depots in carcasses of beef bulls and effect on meat colour and tenderness

Meat Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-47

  Fiems, L O ^a   De Campeneere, S ^a   De Smet, S ^b   Van De Voorde, G ^b   Vanacker, J M ^a   Boucque Ch V ^a  

^a Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek Gent CLO / Centre de Recherches Agronomiques Gand   (Belgium)

^b Fac Agric Appl Biol Sci   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carcass; Colour; Fat; Meat; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034374503     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(00)00017-6     Document Type: Article

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