Colour of subcutaneous adipose tissue and muscle of Irish beef carcasses destined for the Italian market

Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 217-226

  Dunne, P G ^a,b   O'Mara, F P ^b   Monahan, F J ^b   Moloney, A P ^a  

^a GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Carcass fat; Colour; Heifers; Italian beef market; Muscle

Indexed keywords

EID: 22944477755     PISSN: 07916833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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