Comparison of slaughter characteristics of "S" and "E" class slaughter bulls of the double-muscled Belgian blue beef breed using a commercial cutting method

Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 170-175

  Coopman, F ^a   Van Zeveren, A ^a   De Smet, S ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; BELGIUM; BREEDING; CARCASS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DISSECTION; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MARKET; MEAT; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD; TECHNIQUE;

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EID: 3142697073     PISSN: 03039021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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