Meta-analysis of the relationships between beef tenderness and muscle characteristics

Livestock Science

Volumn 155, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 424-434

  Chriki, S ^a,c   Renand, G ^b   Picard, B ^a   Micol, D ^a   Journaux, L ^c   Hocquette, J F ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b UMR1313 GÉNÉTIQUE ANIMALE ET BIOLOGIE INTÉGRATIVE   (France)

^c UNCEIA   (France)

Author keywords

Beef quality; Biochemistry; Database; Muscle collagen; Muscle fibres

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880036701     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2013.04.009     Document Type: Article

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