Effect of concentrate feeding pattern in a grass silage/concentrate beef finishing system on performance, selected carcass and meat quality characteristics

Meat Science

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 355-364

  Moloney, A P ^a,b   Keane, M G ^a   Dunne, P G ^a   Mooney, M T ^b   Troy, D J ^b  

^a GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Beef quality; Concentrates; Fat colour; Muscle colour

Indexed keywords

EID: 40849145456     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2007.10.018     Document Type: Article

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