Changes in colour characteristics and pigmentation of subcutaneous adipose tissue and M. longissimus dorsi of heifers fed grass, grass silage or concentrate-based diets

Meat Science

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 231-241

  Dunne, P G ^a,b   O'Mara, F P ^b   Monahan, F J ^b   Moloney, A P ^a  

^a GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adipose; Colour; Diets; Heifers; Muscle

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746227637     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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