Meat quality in male fallow deer (Dama dama): Effects of age and supplementary feeding

Meat Science

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 555-562

  Volpelli, L A ^a   Valusso, R ^a   Morgante, M ^a   Pittia, P ^a   Piasentier, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age; Fallow deer; Meat quality; Supplementary feeding

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLOR; PH; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SOLUBILITY; WATER;

FALLOW DEER; MEAT QUALITY; SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING;

MEATS;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS DAMA; DAMA;

EID: 0038580983     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(02)00248-6     Document Type: Article

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