Effects of Lipoic Acid Supplementation on Finishing Steer Growth Performance, Carcass Merit, Beef Tenderness, and Beef Retail Display Properties

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 480-485

  Schmidt, T B ^a   Olson, K C ^a   Meyer, D L ^a   Brandt, M M ^a   Rentfrow, G K ^a   Stahl, C A ^a   Berg, E P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Feed Additive; Tenderness; Yield Grade

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008156627     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31253-5     Document Type: Article

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