Observations on Rheological, Electrical, and Optical Changes during Rigor Development in Pork and Beef

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 975-985

  Swatland, H J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Beef; Color; Electrical Properties; Meat Quality; Pork

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; HELIOTHIS ZEA VIRUS 1; SUIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CATTLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; FLOW KINETICS; IMPEDANCE; MALE; MEAT; OPTICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD; SWINE; TIME;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OPTICS; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; RHEOLOGY; RIGOR MORTIS; SOFTWARE; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031109947     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.754975x     Document Type: Article

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