Long-term consequences of birth weight and growth to weaning on carcass, yield and beef quality characteristics of Piedmontese- and Wagyu-sired cattle

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 257-269

  Greenwood, P L ^a,b   Cafe, L M ^a,b   Hearnshaw, H ^a,b,d   Hennessy, D W ^a,b,d   Thompson, J M ^a   Morris, S G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c Wollongbar Agricultural Institute   (Australia)

^d Wollongbar Agricultural Institute ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Calf; Composition; Growth; Meat; Newborn; Weaning

Indexed keywords

CATTLE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33644787357     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA05240     Document Type: Article

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