Broiler stunning and meat quality

Poultry Science

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1796-1800

  Goksoy E O ^a   McKinstry, L J ^a   Wilkins, L J ^a   Parkman, I ^a   Phillips, A ^a   Richardson, R I ^a   Anil, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broiler meat quality; Concussion stunning; Electrical stunning

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BONE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; ELECTRICITY; EXERCISE; FRACTURE; INJURY; PH; POULTRY; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSATION;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; ELECTRICITY; FRACTURES, BONE; HEMORRHAGE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; POULTRY; QUALITY CONTROL; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SENSATION;

EID: 0033257309     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/78.12.1796     Document Type: Article

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