Effects of vitamin A on carcass composition concerning younger steer fattening of Wagyu cattle

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 353-358

  Nade, T ^a   Hirabara, S ^a   Okumura, T ^a   Fujita, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL LIVESTOCK BREEDING CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carcass Composition; VA; Wagyu; Younger Fattening

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0037356562     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2003.353     Document Type: Article

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