Genetic and environmental effects on meat quality

Meat Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 171-183

  Warner, R D ^a   Greenwood, P L ^b   Pethick, D W ^c   Ferguson, D M ^d  

^a Department of Primary Industries ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cattle; Consumer; Environment; G E; Genetics; Heritability; Meat quality; Sheep; Stress; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CATTLE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MEAT; MEAT INDUSTRY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SHEEP; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC VARIATION; MEAT; MEAT-PACKING INDUSTRY; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; QUALITY CONTROL; SHEEP, DOMESTIC;

BOS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77954382980     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.04.042     Document Type: Review

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