Pelvic suspension improves quality characteristics in M. semimembranosus from Swedish dual purpose young bulls

Meat Science

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 555-559

  Ahnström, Maria Lundesjö ^a   Enfält, Ann Charlotte ^a   Hansson, Ingemar ^a   Lundström, Kerstin ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Beef; Pelvic suspension; Purge; Sarcomere length; Shear force

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 28844436827     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2005.09.003     Document Type: Article

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