Effect of genotype on slaughtering performance and meat physical and sensory characteristics of organic laying hens

Poultry Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 128-135

  Rizzi, C ^a   Marangon, A ^b   Chiericato, G M ^a  

^a Department of Animal Science ^*  (Italy)

^b Veneto Agricoltura   (Italy)

Author keywords

Genotype; Meat quality; Organic laying hen; Sensory evaluation; Slaughtering performance

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 33845892187     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/86.1.128     Document Type: Article

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