Effects of feeding strategy during a short finishing period on performance, carcass and meat quality in previously-grazed young bulls

Meat Science

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 719-726

  Cerdeno A ^a   Vieira, C ^b   Serrano, E ^a   Lavin P ^a   Mantecon A R ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO AGRARIO DE CASTILLA Y LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beef quality; Bulls; Carcass quality; Finishing; Performance traits

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 30844441655     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2005.10.002     Document Type: Article

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