Effect of connective tissue on the shape of reflectance spectra obtained with a fibre-optic fat-depth probe in beef

Meat Science

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 209-213

  Swatland, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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EID: 0035545491     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(00)00095-4     Document Type: Article

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