Seasonal variation in the C, N and S stable isotope composition of retail organic and conventional Irish beef

Food Chemistry

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1299-1305

  Bahar, B ^a   Schmidt, O ^a   Moloney, A P ^b   Scrimgeour, C M ^c   Begley, I S ^d   Monahan, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d Iso Analytical Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Authentication; Bovines; Isotope ratio mass spectrometry; Meat; Seasonality; Traceability

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ISOTOPE; NITROGEN; SULFUR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; FOOD COMPOSITION; IRELAND; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEAT; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34548577192     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.07.053     Document Type: Article

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