Distribution of tissues in carcasses at the same proportion of total fat in Portuguese cattle breeds

Animal Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 287-298

  Simões, Jorge ^a   Mendes, Irene ^a  

^a Instituto Nacional de Investigacao Agraria e das Pescas   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Carcasses; Distribution; Joints

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0042388017     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2003015     Document Type: Article

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