Pastoral and species flavour in lambs raised on pasture, lucerne or maize

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 93-104

  Young, Owen A ^a   Lane, Geoffrey A ^b   Priolo, Alessandro ^a   Fraser, Karl ^b  

^a Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diet; Fatty acids; Pastoral flavour; Phenols; Sheep; Skatole

Indexed keywords

FOOD SCIENCE;

ANIMALIA; LAMB; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037439543     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1282     Document Type: Article

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