Effect of frame size and time-on-pasture on steer performance, Longissimus muscle fatty acid composition, And tenderness in a forage-finishing system

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 4767-4774

  Duckett, S K ^a   Fernandez Rosso, C ^a   Volpi Lagreca, G ^a   Miller, M C ^a   Neel, J P S ^b,d   Lewis, R M ^c   Swecker, W S ^c   Fontenot, J P ^c  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Fatty acids; Forage; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; MALE; MEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FATTY ACIDS; MALE; MEAT; METHODS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 84907482639     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2014-7411     Document Type: Article

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