Elevated Plasma Corticosterone Concentrations Influence the Onset of Rigor Mortis and Meat Color in Broilers

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 322-328

  Kannan, G ^a,b   Heath, J L ^a   Wabeck, C J ^a,c   Owens, S L ^a   Mench, J A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LESREC Princess Anne Facility   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler; Corticosterone; Meat quality; Stress; Transportation

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CADAVER; CHICKEN; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD; TIME;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COHORT STUDIES; CORTICOSTERONE; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PIGMENTATION; POULTRY PRODUCTS; RIGOR MORTIS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031989031     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.2.322     Document Type: Article

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