Acta Vet. Brno 2015, 84: 297-303

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201584030297

Histochemical muscle fibre characteristics of German Heath lamb meat

Milena Fantová, Martin Ptáček, Klára Michnová, Lenka Nohejlová, Jaromír Ducháček

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Department of Animal Husbandry, Prague, Czech Republic

Received November 6, 2014
Accepted February 25, 2015

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