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Effects of pasture and high‐concentrate diets on the performance of beef cattle, carcass composition at equal growth rates, and the fatty acid composition of beef

R. W. J. Steen Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co Down, BT26 6DR, United Kingdom E-mail: [email protected]; Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland; Queen's University Belfast, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, United Kingdom
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N. P. Lavery Queen's University Belfast, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, United Kingdom; Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co Down, BT26 6DR, United Kingdom
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D. J. Kilpatrick Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland; Queen's University Belfast, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, United Kingdom
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M. G. Porter Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co Down, BT26 6DR, United Kingdom
Pages 69-81 | Received 03 Sep 2001, Accepted 05 Nov 2002, Published online: 17 Mar 2010

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