Effect of stunning current frequency on carcass downgrading and meat quality of turkey

Poultry Science

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1208-1214

  Sante, V ^a,b   Le Pottier, G ^b   Astruc, T ^a   Mouchoniere, M ^b   Fernandez, X ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b CIDEF   (France)

Author keywords

Carcass defects; Current frequency; Electrical stunning; Meat quality; Rigor mortis development

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CREATINE PHOSPHATE; GLYCOGEN; LACTIC ACID; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CADAVER; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; POULTRY; QUALITY CONTROL; TURKEY (BIRD);

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROSHOCK; FEMALE; GLYCOGEN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; PHOSPHOCREATINE; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; POULTRY; QUALITY CONTROL; TURKEYS; WATER;

EID: 0034241951     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/79.8.1208     Document Type: Article

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