Genetic parameters of carcass and meat quality traits of double muscled Piemontese cattle

Meat Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-90

  Boukha, A ^a   Bonfatti, V ^a   Cecchinato, A ^a   Albera, A ^b   Gallo, L ^a   Carnier, P ^a   Bittante, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Associazione Nazionale Allevatori Bovini di Razza Piemontese   (Italy)

Author keywords

Double muscled cattle; Genetic parameters; Heritability; Meat quality; Piemontese; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE MUSCLED CATTLE; GENETIC PARAMETERS; HERITABILITY; MEAT QUALITY; PIEMONTESE; TENDERNESS;

ANIMALS;

MEATS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; COOKING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEAT; PH; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; COOKING; GENETIC VARIATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 79956136900     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2011.03.024     Document Type: Article

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