Carcass and meat palatability breed differences and heterosis effects in an Angus-Brahman multibreed population

Meat Science

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 87-92

  Elzo, M A ^a   Johnson, D D ^a   Wasdin, J G ^a   Driver, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Breed; Carcass; Heterosis; Meat quality; Multibreed

Indexed keywords

BREED; CARCASS; HETEROSIS; MEAT QUALITY; MULTIBREED;

ANIMALS; BEEF; COLLAGEN; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; POPULATION STATISTICS; TISSUE;

MEATS;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HETEROSIS; MALE; MEAT; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; FEMALE; HYBRID VIGOR; MALE; MEAT;

EID: 80053202183     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2011.06.010     Document Type: Article

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