Effect of transport time on welfare and meat quality in pigs

Meat Science

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 425-433

  Perez M P ^a   Palacio, J ^b   Santolaria, M P ^c   Acena M C ^d   Chacon G ^d   Gascon M ^d   Calvo, J H ^d   Zaragoza, P ^d   Beltran, J A ^d   Garcia Belenguer S ^d  

^a DGA   (Spain)

^b Universidad Cardenal Herrera   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Meat quality; Pigs; Stress; Transport; Welfare

Indexed keywords

MEAT QUALITY;

BLOOD; ENZYMES; MUSCLE; STRESS ANALYSIS;

MEATS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036013222     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(01)00216-9     Document Type: Article

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