Effect of pasture finishing on the meat characteristics and intramuscular fatty acid profile of steers of the Rubia Gallega breed

Meat Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 515-522

  Varela, A ^a   Oliete, B ^a   Moreno, T ^a   Portela, C ^b   Monserrrat, L ^a   Carballo, J A ^a   Sanchez L ^b  

^a Centro de Investigacions Agrarias de Mabegondo   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fat quality; Meat quality; Pasture finishing; Steer

Indexed keywords

FAT QUALITY; MEAT QUALITY; PASTURE FINISHING (PF); STEERS;

COLOR; FATTY ACIDS; HYDROGENATION; MICROORGANISMS; MUSCLE; PH EFFECTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

MEATS;

BOS TAURUS; RUBIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1242332556     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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