Comparison of different methods for measuring water holding capacity and juiciness of pork versus on-line screening methods

Meat Science

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 313-320

  Van Oeckel, M J ^a   Warnants, N ^a   Boucqué, Ch V ^a  

^a Centrum voor Landbouwkundig Onderzoek Gent CLO / Centre de Recherches Agronomiques Gand   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Juiciness; On line screening methods; Pork; Water holding capacity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; UMBRINA CIRROSA;

EID: 0033477203     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(98)00123-5     Document Type: Article

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