A comparison of the carcass traits and meat quality of conventionally and organically produced rabbits

Livestock Science

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-12

  Pla, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carcass traits; Meat quality; Organic system; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 41449093582     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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