Muscle glycogen concentrations in commercial consignments of Australian lamb measured on farm and post-slaughter after three different lairage periods

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 543-552

  Jacob, R H ^a,b   Pethick, D W ^a   Chapman, H M ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD QUALITY;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 23444435255     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA03216     Document Type: Article

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