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beef: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Dietary consumption of beef and red meat: a scoping review and evidence map on cognitive outcomes across the lifespan. Oct 01, 2026
Add new Web site: IOPscience - IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science - Environment control for beef freezing simulation and determination of thermal characteristics (PDF). Apr 04, 2026
Add new Web site: Australian Government - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences - Beef and veal. Sep 25, 2024
Add new Web site: Australian Government - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences - Beef and veal. Sep 25, 2024
Add new Web site: The University of Tennessee System - Rhea County - Beef from Farm to Table. Aug 30, 2024
Add new Web site: Verywell Fit - Ground Beef Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits. May 18, 2024
Links and photo added. Oct 27, 2023
Add new Web site: World Wide Fund for Nature - Beef. Jul 21, 2023
Add new Web site: WebMD - Where's the Beef? Where's the Health Benefit? Mar 04, 2023
Add new Web site: Workforce LibreTexts - Beef Identification and Fabrication. Jan 20, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Dietary consumption of beef and red meat: a scoping review and evidence map on cognitive outcomes across the lifespan. Sep 29, 2022
Corrected display issue. Dec 07, 2018
Add new Web site: Healthline - Beef 101: Nutrition Facts and Health Effects. May 03, 2018
Add new Web site: The Spruce - Learn Where the Choice Cuts of Beef Come From. Mar 16, 2018
Media added. Aug 10, 2016
Added diagram depicting cuts of beef. Mar 07, 2012
Add new Web site: Iloveindia.com - Beef. Oct 07, 2011
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Society - Beef. Oct 07, 2011
Media added. Aug 12, 2010
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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