Primal joints and hind-leg cuts of entire and castrated Javan rusa (Cervus timorensis russa) stags

Meat Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-15

  Sookhareea, R ^a   Taylor, D G ^a   Dryden, G Mcl ^a   Woodford, K B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Castration; Leg cuts; Primal joints; Rusa deer; Venison

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARGENTINA ELONGATA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS TIMORENSIS;

EID: 0035625090     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(00)00124-8     Document Type: Article

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