Carcass and meat quality of Friesian, Piemontese x Friesian and Limousin x Friesian young bulls under intensive beef production system in Turkey

Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 249-260

  Alcicek A ^a   Onenc A ^a   Gungor M ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE Tarimsal Arastirma Enstitusu Turkey   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carcass quality; Crossbreeding; Friesian; Intensive fattening; Limousin x Friesian; Meat quality; Piemontese x Friesian

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 17344394006     PISSN: 12301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22358/jafs/67701/2003     Document Type: Article

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