Effect of production system before the finishing period on carcass, meat and fat qualities of beef

Twenty Gascon young bulls that had been reared either in intensive conditions (INT) (n=10) with early weaning at 3 to 4 months, or in a traditional extensive (EXT) system (n=10) with weaning at 7 months, were subjected to the same conditions during the 145-day finishing period. Production system bef...

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Main Authors: A. Guerrero, C. Sañudo, P. Albertí, G. Ripoll, M.M. Campo, J.L. Olleta, B. Panea, S. Khliji, P. Santolaria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731113001729