Ratite meat

World's Poultry Science Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-67

  Sales, J ^a,c   Horbanczuk, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND ANIMAL BREEDING   (Poland)

^c Queensland Poultry Research and Development Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emus; Meat; Ostriches; Rheas

Indexed keywords

EID: 22044447391     PISSN: 00439339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/wps19980005     Document Type: Article

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