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Effect of surgical and immunocastration of male cattle on instrumental measure of tenderness and dissected lean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

B. W. Moss ,
N. F. S. Gault ,
D. J. Kilpatrick ,
W. McLauchlan ,
W. J. McCaughey  and
C. Moore
B. W. Moss
Affiliation:
Department of Food and Agricultural Chemistry, The Queen's University of Belfast, Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 5PX
N. F. S. Gault
Affiliation:
Department of Food and Agricultural Chemistry, The Queen's University of Belfast, Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 5PX
D. J. Kilpatrick
Affiliation:
Department of Biometrics, The Queen's University of Belfast, Newforge Lane, Belfast BT9 5PX
W. McLauchlan
Affiliation:
Enniskillen College of Agriculture, Castle Archdale Experimental Husbandry Farm, Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, Irvinestown, Co. Fermanagh BT94 1PT
W. J. McCaughey
Affiliation:
Veterinary Science Division, Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, Stoney Road, Belfast BT4 3SD
C. Moore
Affiliation:
Greenmount College of Agriculture and Horticulture, Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, 22 Greenmount Road, Antrim BT41 4PU

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Information
BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 17: Safety and Quality of Food from Animals , January 1993 , pp. 87 - 92
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Production 1993

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