Relative influence of low-voltage electrical stimulation, chilling rate and ageing time on tenderness of M. longissimus dorsi of Norwegian Cattle

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 184-191

  Rødbotten, Rune ^a   Lea, Per ^a   Hildrum, Kjell Ivar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Beef; Meat quality; Sarcomere length; Sensory analysis; Shear force

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041032201     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700118922     Document Type: Article

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