Effect of electrical stunning on meat quality of lamb

Meat Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 345-349

  Vergara, H ^a   Gallego, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lamb; Meat quality; Stunning

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0034374934     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(00)00061-9     Document Type: Article

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