Effect of mixing boars during lairage and pre-slaughter handling on pork quality

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 109-113

  D'Souza, D N ^a,c   Dunshea, F R ^a   Leury, B J ^b   Warner, R D ^a  

^a VIC INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 0032920814     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/A98059     Document Type: Article

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