Effect of a preweaning growth restriction on the subsequent growth and meat quality of yearling steers and heifers

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 335-341

  Hennessy, D W ^a   Morris, S G ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carcass; Compensatory growth; Growth restriction; Meat quality

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; FOOD SCIENCE; GROWTH; MEAT;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0038686804     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA02072     Document Type: Article

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