Effect of diet, slaughter weight and sex on instrumental and sensory meat characteristics in rabbits

Meat Science

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-43

  Carrilho, M C ^a   Campo, M M ^a   Olleta, J L ^a   Beltran J A ^a   Lopez M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fibre diet; Meat quality; Rabbit; Sex; Weight

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 60249092656     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2008.11.018     Document Type: Article

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