Incidence of injection-site lesions in beef top sirloin butts

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2615-2618

  Roeber, D L ^a   Cannell, R C ^a,b   Belk, K E ^a   Scanga, J A ^a   Cowman, G L ^a,c   Smith, G C ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b McDonald's   (United States)

^c Natl Cattlemen's Beef Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Damage; Injection; Lesions; Tissues

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INDUSTRY; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEAT; PATHOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKIN; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL; CATTLE; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; INCIDENCE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SKIN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0035491067     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.79102615x     Document Type: Article

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