Chemical properties of cow and beef muscles: Benchmarking the differences and similarities

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1904-1916

  Patten, L E ^a   Hodgen, J M ^a   Stelzleni, A M ^b   Calkins, C R ^a   Johnson, D D ^b   Gwartney, B L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Natl Cattlemen's Beef Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Color; Composition; Cow muscle; Dairy; Muscle property

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; IRON;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; MALE; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PIGMENTATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

BOS;

EID: 49749153473     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0478     Document Type: Article

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