Physical and chemical properties of male and female mountain reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula) meat

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-16

  Hoffman, Louw C ^a   van Schalkwyk, Sunet ^a   Muller, Nina M ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Cholesterol; Fatty acids; Game meat; Minerals; Proximate chemical composition; Reedbuck

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FATTY ACID; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; RUMINANT;

REDUNCA FULVORUFULA;

EID: 48749097533     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3957/0379-4369-38.1.11     Document Type: Article

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