Effects of housing conditions of slaughter pigs on some post mortem muscle metabolites and pork quality characteristics

Meat Science

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 855-862

  Lambooij, E ^a   Hulsegge, B ^a   Klont, R E ^b   Winkelman Goedhart, H A ^a   Reimert, H G M ^a   Kranen, R W ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GENUS PLC   (United States)

^c Stork PMT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Housing; Meat quality; Transport stress

Indexed keywords

MEAT QUALITY; POST MORTEM; TRANSPORT STRESSES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD PRESERVATION; HOUSING; METABOLITES; MUSCLE; OILS AND FATS; PH EFFECTS; PROTEINS; SPECTROMETERS;

MEATS;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0942267917     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2003.08.007     Document Type: Article

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