Fattening heifers on continuous pasture in mountainous regions -implications for productivity and meat quality

Czech Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 360-368

  Velik, M ^a   Gangnat, I ^b   Kitzer, R ^a   Finotti, E ^a   Steinwidder, A ^c  

^a Institute of Livestock Research   (Austria)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Institute for Organic Farming and Farm Animal Biodiversity   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alpine pasture; Beef cattle; Daily gain; Fatty acid; Product quality

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84883028444     PISSN: 12121819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/6902-cjas     Document Type: Article

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