Comparison of the accuracies of chemical and sensory tests for detecting taint in pork

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 203-211

  Xue, Jinliang ^a   Dial, Gary D ^a   Morrison, Robert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Androstenone; Boar taint; Sensory test; Skatole

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012873165     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(96)01385-1     Document Type: Article

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