Carcass quality in male fallow deer (Dama dama): Effects of age and supplementary feeding

Meat Science

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 427-432

  Volpelli, L A ^a   Valusso, R ^a   Piasentier, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age; Carcass; Fallow deer; Supplementary feeding

Indexed keywords

CARCASS QUALITY;

COMPOSITION; FARMS; MUSCLE; OILS AND FATS;

MEATS;

AGRICULTURE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FATS; MEAT;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS DAMA; DAMA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036019606     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(01)00156-5     Document Type: Article

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