The effect of growth rate and age at slaughter on dressing percentage and colour, pH48 and microstructure of longissimus dorsi muscle in Black-and-White (BW) bulls vs commercial crossbreds of BW with beef breeds

Animal Science Papers and Reports

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 65-71

  Młynek, Krzysztof ^a   Guliński, Piotr ^a  

^a SIEDLCE UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bulls; Commercial crosses; Fattening; Growth rate; Meat quality

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 41149160235     PISSN: 08604037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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