Effect of weaning status on animal performance and meat quality of Rubia Gallega calves

Meat Science

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 832-838

  Bispo, Esperanza ^a   Monserrat, Lorenzo ^a   González, Laura ^a   Franco, Daniel ^a   Moreno, Teresa ^a  

^a Centro de Investigacions Agrarias de Mabegondo   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carcass; Suckled calves; Ternera Gallega; Veal quality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL PERFORMANCE; CARCASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; LONGISSIMUS; MEAT QUALITY; SENSORY PANELS; SUCKLED CALVES; TERNERA GALLEGA; VEAL QUALITY; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COLOR; ELASTICITY; MALE; MEAT; MECHANICAL STRESS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; WEANING;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COLOR; ELASTICITY; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; FRIESIA; RUBIA;

EID: 84755160863     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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