Comparison of a Modified Atmosphere Stunning-Killing System to Conventional Electrical Stunning and Killing on Selected Broiler Breast Muscle Rigor Development and Meat Quality Attributes

Poultry Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 342-347

  Poole, G H ^a   Fletcher, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast meat quality; Gas killing; Gas stunning; Rigor development; Slaughter

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CADAVER; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD; MEAT; PATHOLOGY; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD; TIME;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEAT; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; POULTRY DISEASES; POULTRY PRODUCTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIGOR MORTIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031989447     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/77.2.342     Document Type: Review

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