Effect of electrical stimulation on protease activity and tenderness of M. longissimus from cattle with different proportions of Bos indicus content

Meat Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 265-272

  Ferguson, Drewe M ^a   Jiang, Shann Tzong ^b   Hearnshaw, Helen ^c   Rymill, Samantha R ^d   Thompson, John M ^d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bos indicus; Calpain; Electrical stimulation; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034382785     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(99)00131-X     Document Type: Article

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