Effect of low temperature preservation on quality and shelf life of buffalo meat

American Journal of Food Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 126-135

  Kandeepan, G ^a   Biswas, S ^b  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL AND FISHERY SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Buffalo meat; Chiller; Freezer; Microbial; Physicochemical; Sensory quality; Storage period

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247508171     PISSN: 15574571     EISSN: 1557458X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajft.2007.126.135     Document Type: Article

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