Comparison of stunning methods in the dissemination of central nervous system tissue on the beef carcass surface

Meat Science

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 622-627

  Lim, D G ^a   Erwanto, Y ^a   Lee, M ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Beef carcasses; Carcass weight; CNST dissemination; Stunning method

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846504873     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2006.09.011     Document Type: Article

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