Effect of artificial rearing on lamb welfare and meat quality

Meat Science

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 307-315

  Napolitano, F ^a   Cifuni, G F ^a   Pacelli, C ^a   Riviezzi, A M ^a   Girolami, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal welfare; Artificial rearing; Fatty acids; Lambs; Meat quality

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REARING;

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; FATTY ACIDS; OILS AND FATS; QUALITY CONTROL; UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS;

MEATS;

ANIMALIA; LAMB; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036133551     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(01)00140-1     Document Type: Article

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