The nutrient composition of South African mutton

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 4-5, 2011, Pages 720-726

  Sainsbury, J ^a   Schonfeldt H C ^a   Van Heerden, S M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dorper; Food analysis; Food composition; Merino; Nutrient composition; Nutrient density; South African mutton

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958260609     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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