Intramuscular fat and fatty acid composition of longissimus muscle from divergent pure breeds of cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 756-766

  Dinh, T T N ^a   Blanton, J R ^b   Riley, D G ^c   Chase, C C ^d   Coleman, S W ^d   Phillips, W A ^e   Brooks, J C ^a   Miller, M F ^a   Thompson, L D ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d USDA ARS SubTropical Agricultural Research Station   (United States)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angus; Brahman; Cattle breed; Fatty acid; Intramuscular fat; Romosinuano

Indexed keywords

FAT; FATTY ACID; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG POTENTIATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FATS; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

BOS;

EID: 75949083182     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-1951     Document Type: Article

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