Fiber-type composition of muscles of the beef chuck and round

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2872-2878

  Kirchofer, K S ^a   Calkins, C R ^a   Gwartney, B L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Beef; Meat; Skeletal Muscle

Indexed keywords

RECTUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; MEAT; MUSCLE CELL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; MEAT; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0036835683     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.80112872x     Document Type: Article

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