Eating quality of beef from free-range and confined Podolian young bulls

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 5885-5893

  Braghieri, A ^a   Pacelli, C ^a   Piazzolla, N ^a   Girolami, A ^a   Napolitano, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Free range; Podolian beef; Rearing system; Sensory properties

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; GENETICS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD; TASTE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEAT; TASTE; WATER;

EID: 84888149020     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-6220     Document Type: Article

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