Turnover of carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur in bovine longissimus dorsi and psoas major muscles: Implications for isotopic authentication of meat

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 905-913

  Bahar, B ^a   Moloney, A P ^b   Monahan, F J ^a   Harrison, S M ^a   Zazzo, A ^c   Scrimgeour, C M ^d   Begley, I S ^e   Schmidt, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^c MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^d SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e Iso Analytical Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet switch; Fractionation; Half life; Meat; Stable isotope; Traceability

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; SULFUR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIET; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; PSOAS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPES; CATTLE; DIET; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PSOAS MUSCLES; SULFUR; SULFUR ISOTOPES;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; HORDEUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 62149143329     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1360     Document Type: Article

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