Altering animal diet to reduce saturated fat in meat and milk

Reducing Saturated Fats in Foods

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 234-265

  Moloney, A P ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Beef; Chicken; Cows; Milk; Poultry; Saturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899115654     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-84569-740-2.50012-9     Document Type: Chapter

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