Rearing veal calves with respect to animal welfare: Effects of group housing and solid feed supplementation on growth performance and meat quality

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 269-280

  Xiccato, G ^a   Trocino, Angela ^a   Queaque, P I ^a   Sartori, A ^a   Carazzolo, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Veneto Agricoltura   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Group rearing; Growth performance; Maize grain; Meat quality; Sensory evaluation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036312861     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(01)00319-0     Document Type: Article

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