Demand for beef in Malaysia: preference for quantity, quality or lean?

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 347-353

  Tey, Y S ^a   Mad Nasir, S ^b   Alias, R ^a   Zainalabidin, M ^b   Amin, M A ^b  

^a Institute of Agricultural and Food Policy Studies

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Beef; fat trimming; quality; quantity

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349114688     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: 22317546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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