Effect of forage to concentrate ratio on growth performance, and on carcass and meat quality of Podolian young bulls

Meat Science

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 415-424

  Marino, R ^a   Albenzio, M ^a   Girolami, A ^b   Muscio, A ^a   Sevi, A ^a   Braghieri, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Forage to concentrate ratio; Meat fatty acid composition; Meat quality; Organic farming; Podolian cattle

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 28844453297     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2005.08.007     Document Type: Article

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