A review of the growth, and of the carcass and meat quality characteristics of the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedaries)

Meat Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 555-569

  Kadim, I T ^a   Mahgoub, O ^a   Purchas, R W ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Camel; Meat composition; Meat processing; Meat quality; Nutritive value

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; RUBUS GLAUCUS;

EID: 45949107295     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2008.02.010     Document Type: Review

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