Effect of pre- and post-pubertal castration on Piemontese male cattle. II: Carcass measures and meat yield

Meat Science

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 442-448

  Lazzaroni, Carla ^a   Biagini, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bulls; Carcass; Commercial cuts and bone linear measures; Commercial dissection; Early and late castration; Piemontese breed; Steers

Indexed keywords

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EID: 49649090668     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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