The effect of stunning method on the incidence of PSE meat and haemorrhages in pork carcasses

Meat Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 309-314

  Velarde, A ^a   Gispert, M ^a   Faucitano, L ^a   Manteca, X ^b   Diestre, A ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

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EID: 0034385246     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(99)00158-8     Document Type: Article

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