The Issue of Carcass Tenderness Expressed by Cattle Varying in Bos indicus Inheritance

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 193-201

  Thrift, F A ^a   Thrift, T A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bos indicus; Cattle; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007518311     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31522-9     Document Type: Review

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