Determining acceptance of domestic forage- or grain-finished beef by consumers from three Southeastern U.S. States

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Cox, Ryan B ^a,c   Kerth, Chris R ^a   Gentry, Jessica G ^b   Prevatt, J Walter ^a   Braden, Kirk W ^a   Jones, William R ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Collagen; Consumer; Forage; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33749378373     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2006.00124.x     Document Type: Article

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