Electrical stimulation of pigs - Effect on pH fall, meat quality and Cathepsin B+L activity

Meat Science

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 179-187

  Maribo, Hanne ^a   Ertbjerg, Per ^b   Andersson, Marchen ^c   Barton Gade, Patricia ^c   Møller, Anders Juel ^b  

^a Danske Slagterier   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c DANISH MEAT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Drip loss; Electrical stimulation; PH; Pigs; Sensoric quality

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033484399     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(98)00166-1     Document Type: Article

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