Physiological limits to growth and the related effects on meat quality

Livestock Science

Volumn 130, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 33-40

  Webb, E C ^a   Casey, N H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ascites; Callipage; DFD; Double muscling; Growth; Meat quality; Metabolic defects; Physiological limits; PSE; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77951025074     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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