The influence of transportation on turkey meat quality

Poultry Science

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1204-1207

  Owens, C M ^a   Sams, A R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exudative; Marination; Pale; Rigor development; Soft; Transportation; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FOOD HANDLING; MALE; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; POULTRY; QUALITY CONTROL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; FOOD HANDLING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POULTRY; QUALITY CONTROL; TRANSPORTATION; TURKEYS;

EID: 0034241563     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/79.8.1204     Document Type: Article

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