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A comparison of the carcass and meat quality characteristics of piemontese - and charolais-cross cattle at the same subcutaneous fat proportion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

A.V. Fisher ,
G.R. Nute  and
M.H. Davies
A.V. Fisher
Affiliation:
Department of Meat Animal Science , University of Bristol Langford , Bristol BS18 7DY
G.R. Nute
Affiliation:
Department of Meat Animal Science , University of Bristol Langford , Bristol BS18 7DY
M.H. Davies
Affiliation:
ADAS Rosemaund Preston Wynne Hereford HR1 3PG
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Since the early 1980's there has been a growing interest in the Italian Piemontese breed as a crossing sire breed for use on dairy cows in the United Kingdom. Early interest was centred on ease of calving, growth performance and carcass yields but more recently there have been claims that the Piemontese breed produces meat which ranks highly for tenderness. The aim of this study was to evaluate carcass and meat qualities of Piemontese - sired cattle out of the British dairy herd by comparing these characteristics with similar and contemporaneous Charolais - sired cattle.

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Carcass and Meat Quality
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1992 , March 1992 , pp. 187
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1992

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