Muscle Energy Metabolism, Growth, and Meat Quality in Beef Cattle
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Muscle Growth
3. Nutrition
4. Postmortem Metabolism
5. Meat Quality
5.1. Color
5.2. Tenderness
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Wicks, J.; Beline, M.; Gomez, J.F.M.; Luzardo, S.; Silva, S.L.; Gerrard, D. Muscle Energy Metabolism, Growth, and Meat Quality in Beef Cattle. Agriculture 2019, 9, 195. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture9090195
Wicks J, Beline M, Gomez JFM, Luzardo S, Silva SL, Gerrard D. Muscle Energy Metabolism, Growth, and Meat Quality in Beef Cattle. Agriculture. 2019; 9(9):195. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture9090195
Chicago/Turabian StyleWicks, Jordan, Mariane Beline, Juan Fernando Morales Gomez, Santiago Luzardo, Saulo Luz Silva, and David Gerrard. 2019. "Muscle Energy Metabolism, Growth, and Meat Quality in Beef Cattle" Agriculture 9, no. 9: 195. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture9090195