Influence of the time of year on the incidence of PSE and DFD in Irish pigmeat

Meat Science

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 105-111

  O'Neill, D J ^a,b   Lynch, P B ^b   Troy, D J ^c   Buckley, D J ^a   Kerry, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^c ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Colour; DFD; PH; Pig carcasses; PSE

Indexed keywords

CARCASSES;

FINANCE; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; PACKING PLANTS; PH EFFECTS;

MEATS;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037409544     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(02)00116-X     Document Type: Article

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