Effect of an outdoor rearing system on the welfare, growth performance, carcass and meat quality of a slow-growing rabbit population

Meat Science

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 691-696

  D'Agata, M ^a   Preziuso, G ^a   Russo, C ^a   Zotte, A Dalle ^b   Mourvaki, E ^c   Paci, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Fatty acid profile; Meat quality; Outdoor rearing system; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 70249121506     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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