Effect of early weaning on performance, carcass and meat quality of spring-born bull calves raised in dry mountain areas

Livestock Science

Volumn 115, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 226-234

  Blanco, M ^a   Ripoll, G ^a   Alberti P ^a   Sanz, A ^a   Revilla, R ^b   Villalba, D ^c   Casasus I ^a  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b Centro de Transferencia Agroalimentaria   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Carcass quality; Early weaning; Meat quality; Performance

Indexed keywords

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EID: 42149113439     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.07.012     Document Type: Article

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