Effect of Prerigor Freezing and Postrigor Calcium Chloride Injection on the Tenderness of Callipyge Longissimus

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1427-1432

  Koohmaraie, M ^a   Shackelford, S D ^a   Wheeler, T L ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium Chloride; Callipyge; Freezing Techniques; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; FOOD PRESERVATION; FREEZING; GENETICS; MALE; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; SHEEP; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; FEMALE; FOOD PRESERVATION; FREEZING; MALE; MEAT; PHENOTYPE; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; SHEEP;

EID: 0032066346     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7651427x     Document Type: Article

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