Tenderness, moisture loss and post-mortem metabolism of broiler Pectoralis muscle from electrically stimulated and air chilled carcases

British Poultry Science

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 622-625

  Skarovsky, C J ^a   Sams, A R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CADAVER; CHICKEN; COLD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FOOD HANDLING; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; COLD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FOOD HANDLING; MALE; MEAT; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; POULTRY DISEASES; RIGOR MORTIS; WATER;

EID: 0033233395     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071669987007     Document Type: Article

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