Effects of early castration on carcass composition, yield and quality characteristics of meat from young reindeer (<em>Rangifer tarandus tarandus</em>) bulls and steers
Thirty male reindeer; n=16 bulls (control treatment) and n=14 steers (castrated males) were used to evaluate the effects of early castration on carcass yield and meat quality attributes. The reindeer were castrated at 2 and 13 months of age, and then slaughtered at 2 and 3 years of age. Live weights...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing
2008-04-01
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| Series: | Rangifer |
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| Online Access: | https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/145 |