The primary chilling of poultry carcasses-a review

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 847-862

  James, C ^a   Vincent, C ^a   de Andrade Lima, T I ^a   James, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chilling; Poultry; Process; Survey

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; HEAT LOSSES; MEATS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; OPTIMIZATION;

CHILLING; POULTRY; PROCESS; SURVEY;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33746516073     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2005.08.003     Document Type: Review

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