Quality assessment of Iberian pigs through backfat ultrasound characterization and fatty acid composition

Meat Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 102-111

  Ninoles L ^a   Clemente, G ^a   Ventanas, S ^b   Benedito, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Backfat; Differential scanning calorimetry; Gas chromatography; Iberian pig; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 33847149569     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2006.10.018     Document Type: Article

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