Meat quality traits of longissimus thoracis, semitendinosus and triceps brachii muscles from Chianina beef cattle slaughtered at two different ages

The aim of this experiment was to study the effects of muscle and slaughtering age on some meat quality traits of fortyeight<br />carcasses of Chianina beef cattle raised on the same farm and slaughtered at an age ranging between 18 and 21<br />months. After the usual commercial ageing p...

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Main Authors: Claudia Russo, Giovanna Preziuso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/203