An evaluation of over-wintering feeding strategies prior to finishing at pasture for cull dairy cows on live animal performance, carcass and meat quality characteristics

Meat Science

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 385-393

  Minchin, W ^a,b   Buckley, F ^a   Kenny, D A ^b   Monahan, F J ^b   Shalloo, L ^a   O'Donovan, M ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Carcass finishing criteria; Cull dairy cows; Meat quality; Pasture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CADAVER; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; LACTATION; MEAT; POACEAE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEASON; SILAGE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CADAVER; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIETARY FATS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; LACTATION; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POACEAE; SEASONS; SILAGE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 77954938600     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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