Carcass quality and genetic selection in the beef industry

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 349-363

  Vanek, Joseph K ^a   Watts, Myles J ^a   Brester, Gary W ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef quality; Expected progeny differences; Hedonic model

Indexed keywords

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EID: 59549096614     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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