Evaluation of physical dimension changes as nondestructive measurements for monitoring rigor mortis development in broiler muscles

Poultry Science

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1198-1204

  Cavitt, L C ^a,b   Sams, A R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Muscle; pH; Postmortem metabolism; Rigor mortis; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

AVES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CHICKEN; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FOOD HANDLING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEAT; PH; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MEAT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RIGOR MORTIS;

EID: 0041736163     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/82.7.1198     Document Type: Article

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