Prediction of empty body composition of double-muscled beef cows

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 249-259

  Fiems, L O ^a   Van Caelenbergh, W ^a   Vanacker, J M ^a   De Campeneere, S ^a   Seynaeve, M ^b  

^a Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek Gent CLO / Centre de Recherches Agronomiques Gand   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgian Blue; Body composition; Cows; Double muscling; Energy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 14944351433     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.09.002     Document Type: Article

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