Beef versus dairy cattle: A comparison of feed conversion, carcass composition, and meat quality

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-70

  Pfuhl, Ralf ^a   Bellmann, Olaf ^a   Kühn, Christa ^a   Teuscher, Friedrich ^a   Ender, Klaus ^a   Wegner, Jochen ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Carcass composition; Charolais; Dairy cattle; German Holstein; Meat quality

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 33847678613     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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