Ostrich (Struthio camellus) carcass yield and meat quality parameters

Revista Brasileira de Ciencia Avicola / Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 215-220

  Balog Neto, Augusto ^a   Almeida Paz, I C L ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carcass yield; Meat quality; Ostrich production; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

STRUTHIO; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 41749096575     PISSN: 1516635X     EISSN: 18069061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-635X2007000400002     Document Type: Review

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