Sexing of beef - A survey of possible methods

Meat Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 69-75

  Zeleny, R ^a   Schimmel, H ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beef; Hormone analysis; Meat sexing; PCR

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DNA; GENES; HORMONES; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

BEEF; HORMONE ANALYSIS; MEAT SEXING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR);

MEATS;

EID: 0036133749     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(01)00108-5     Document Type: Article

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