Some qualitative and chromatic aspects of thawed buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) meat

Meat Science

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 352-358

  Tateo, A ^a   De Palo, P ^a   Quaglia, N C ^a   Centoducati, P ^a  

^a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beef; Buffalo meat; Colour; Thawing out

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 33847316388     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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