Finishing cattle at pasture at 30months of age or indoors at 25months of age: Effects on selected carcass and meat quality characteristics

Livestock Science

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-23

  Moloney, A P ^a,b   Mooney, M T ^b   Troy, D J ^b   Keane, M G ^a  

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

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Beef quality; Grazing; Muscle colour; Sensory characteristics

Indexed keywords

BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 80052258837     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2011.04.011     Document Type: Article

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