Mapping intramuscular tenderness variation in four major muscles of the beef round

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2594-2599

  Reuter, B J ^a   Wulf, D M ^a,b   Maddock, R J ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Box 2170 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Muscles; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PACKAGING; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; VACUUM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PACKAGING; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; VACUUM;

EID: 0036782839     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ansci/80.10.2594     Document Type: Article

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