Carcass traits and M. longissimus lumborum palatability attributes of calf- And yearling-finished steers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1239-1246

  Brewer, P S ^a   James, J M ^a   Calkins, C R ^a   Rasby, R M ^a   Klopfenstein, T J ^a   Anderson, R V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Collagen; Meat quality; Production system

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; MALE; MEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD;

AGING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; MALE; MEAT;

EID: 34247860631     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-026     Document Type: Article

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