Frequencies of injection-site lesions in muscles from rounds of dairy and beef cow carcasses

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 532-536

  Roeber, D L ^a   Cannell, R C ^b   Wailes, W R ^a   Belk, K E ^a   Scanga, J A ^a   Sofos, J N ^a   Cowman, G L ^c   Smith, G C ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b McDonald's   (United States)

^c National Cattlemen's Beef Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cows; Dairy cows; Injection site lesions

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEAT; PATHOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKIN; STANDARD;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SKIN;

EID: 0036513885     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74105-2     Document Type: Article

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