Meat quality of Italian Simmental young bulls as affected by the genes frequency of Montbéliarde origin

Italian Simmental (IS) is the most common dual-purpose breed in Italy. In the '90s, when high amounts of capital were invested for the transformation from tie-standing to loose housing stable, the farmers strongly stated their will for the improvement of milk production, udder conformation and...

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Main Authors: S. Failla, P. Pittia, A. Sepulcri, L.A. Volpelli, R. Valusso, E. Piasentier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2011-03-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/2074