Eating quality of conventionally chilled sheep meat

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 46, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 897-901

  Hopkins, D L ^a   Toohey, E S ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumer; Electrical stimulation; Quality; Sheep meat

Indexed keywords

FOOD QUALITY; MEAT; SHEEP;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33745422483     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA05309     Document Type: Conference Paper

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