The effects of antemortem electrical stunning and postmortem electrical stimulation on biochemical and textural properties of broiler breast meat

Poultry Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 490-494

  Craig, E W ^a   Fletcher, D L ^a   Papinaho, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Electrical stunning; Meat quality; Rigor development

Indexed keywords

AVES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FOOD HANDLING; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RIGOR MORTIS;

EID: 0033094314     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/78.3.490     Document Type: Article

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