Effect of lairage time on levels of stress and meat quality in pigs

Animal Science

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 255-261

  Warriss, P D ^a   Brown, S N ^a   Edwards, J E ^a   Knowles, T G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lairage; Meat quality; Pigs; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031993889     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800009036     Document Type: Article

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