Effectiveness of USDA instrument-based marbling measurements for categorizing beef carcasses according to differences in longissimus muscle sensory attributes

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1024-1034

  Emerson, M R ^a   Woerner, D R ^a   Belk, K E ^a   Tatum, J D ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Instrument grading; Marbling; Quality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONSUMER; GOVERNMENT; MEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE;

EID: 84882679521     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5514     Document Type: Article

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