Acta Vet. Brno 2011, 80: 191-196

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201180020191

The effect of breed, sex and aging time on tenderness of beef meat

Šárka Hanzelková1, Jana Simeonovová1, David Hampel1, Aleš Dufek2, Jan Šubrt1

1Department of Food Technology, Agronomic Faculty, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic
2Agriresearch Rapotin Ltd., Vikyrovice, Czech Republic

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