The effect of growth rate during backgrounding and finishing on meat quality traits in beef cattle

Meat Science

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 691-702

  Perry, D ^a   Thompson, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compression; Growth rate; Meat quality; Palatability; Shear force; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; MEAT QUALITY; PALATABILITY; SHEAR FORCE; TENDERNESS;

BIODIVERSITY; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROWTH KINETICS; NUTRITION; PROTEINS; SAMPLING;

MEATS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 12344278059     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2004.10.020     Document Type: Article

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