Meat quality attributes of night-cropped Impala (Aepyceros melampus)

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 133-137

  Hoffman, L C ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cropping; Drip loss; Game meat; Impala; Muscle pH; Rifle calibre; Stress

Indexed keywords

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; ANIMALIA; MELAMPUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0034359225     PISSN: 03751589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/sajas.v30i2.3862     Document Type: Article

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