Development of pale, soft, exudative pork in halothane-negative pigs through post-mortem infusion

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 321-323

  Dugan, M E R ^a   Aalhus, J L ^a   Murray, A C ^a   Larsen, I L ^a   Best, D R ^a  

^a LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exudative; Pale; Pork; Single limb infusion; Soft; Tenderization

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031523301     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A96-136     Document Type: Article

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