Effects of animal age on the eating quality of sheep meat

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 491-498

  Pethick, D W ^a   Hopkins, D L ^b   D'Souza, D N ^c   Thompson, J M ^d   Walker, P J ^e  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c ALLTECH INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^e VIC INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD QUALITY;

ANIMALIA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 23444459362     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA03256     Document Type: Article

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