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hi see this articles may help u

www.scielo.br/pdf/asas/v35n4/01.pdf

Thank you for the help. However the discussion on rumen morphology (rumen mucosae, papillae, surface area) to the meat quality are not being touched..

Miss Estella Garza Brenner,

Thank you very much

Very useful articles by Estela Garza Brenner . so thanks