Carcass characterisation of seven Spanish beef breeds slaughtered at two commercial weights

Meat Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 514-521

  Alberti P ^a   Ripoll, G ^a   Goyache, F ^b   Lahoz, F ^a   Olleta, J L ^c   Panea, B ^c   Sanudo C ^c  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b Área de Cultivos Hortofrutícolas y Forestales   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carcass measurements; Conformation; Fat cover; Veal; Young bull

Indexed keywords

RUBIA;

EID: 23844534120     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2005.04.033     Document Type: Article

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