Effect of gender on growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat and fat quality of calves of Avileña-Negra Ibérica breed fattened under free-range conditions

Effect of gender on growth performance, carcass characteristics and meat and fat quality of calves of Avileña-Negra Ibérica breed fattened under free-range conditions

<p>The effect of gender (entire males <em>vs</em> females) on growth performance, carcass traits and meat and fat quality of Avileña-Negra Ibérica calves, fattened under free range conditions and supplemented with concentrate, were investigated. The average daily gain, leg width an...

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Main Authors: Argimiro Daza, Ana I. Rey, Celia Lopez-Carrasco, Clemente J. Lopez-Bote
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria 2014-07-01
Series:Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research
Subjects:
fatty acids
intramuscular fat
meat colour
productive results
sex
Online Access:http://revistas.inia.es/index.php/sjar/article/view/4693

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