Production practices and processing for value-added goat meat

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 83, Issue , 2005, Pages E57-E68

  Mcmillin, K W ^a   Brock, A P ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer Evaluation; Goat; Palatability; Processing; Products; Value Added

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250875342     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2005.8313_supplE57x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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