Carcass merit between and among family groups of Bos indicus crossbred steers and heifers

Meat Science

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 496-502

  King, D A ^a   Morgan, W W ^a   Miller, R K ^a   Sanders, J O ^a   Lunt, D K ^a   Taylor, J F ^a   Gill, C A ^a   Savell, J W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Bos indicus; Carcass; Cutability

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 28844448253     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2005.08.015     Document Type: Article

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