The effects of season and rearing systems on meat quality traits

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 369-374

  Bogosavljevic Boskovic, Snezana ^a   Kurcubic V ^a   Petrovic M ^a   Doskovic V ^a  

^a Faculty of Agronomy   (SCG)

Author keywords

Broilers; Meat quality; Rearing system; Season

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750117548     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/3953-cjas     Document Type: Article

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