Prevalence of ballooning of the severed carotid arteries at slaughter in cattle, calves and sheep

Meat Science

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 655-657

  Gregory, N G ^a   Shaw, F D ^b   Whitford, J C ^a   Patterson Kane, J C ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Carotid; Cattle; Sheep; Slaughter

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33748070218     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2006.05.021     Document Type: Article

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