Negative effects of stress immediately before slaughter on pork quality are aggravated by suboptimal transport and lairage conditions

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 440-448

  Hambrecht, E ^a,d   Eissen, J J ^a   Newman, D J ^b   Smits, C H M ^a   Den Hartog, L A ^a,c   Verstegen, M W A ^c  

^a Nutreco Swine Research Centre   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lairage; Meat Quality; Pigs; Stress; Transport

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 27744580912     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2005.832440x     Document Type: Article

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