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Genetic and environmental effects on meat quality.
Meat science - 1 Sept 2010
Warner R D, Greenwood P L, Pethick D W, Ferguson D M
Abstract excerpt
In order for livestock industries to consistently produce high quality meat, there must be an understanding of the factors that cause quality to vary, as well as the contribution of genetics. A brief overview of meat tenderness is presented to understand how genotype and environment may interact to influence this trait. Essentially, meat tenderness is determined from the contribution of connective tissue,...
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