The yield and nutritional value of meat from African ungulates, camelidae, rodents, ratites and reptiles

Meat Science

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 94-100

  Hoffman, L C ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Camelids; Cholesterol; Fatty acids; Ratites; Reptiles; Rodents; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; ANTIDORCAS MARSUPIALIS; CAMELIDAE; PALAEOGNATHAE; REPTILIA; RODENTIA; SQUAMATA; STRUTHIONIFORMES; TUPINAMBIS NIGROPUNCTATUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 45949112520     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2008.05.018     Document Type: Review

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