The influence of the season and market class of broiler chickens on breast meat quality traits

Poultry Science

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 959-963

  Bianchi, M ^a   Petracci, M ^a   Sirri, F ^a   Folegatti, E ^a   Franchini, A ^a   Meluzzi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast meat quality; Broiler chicken; Market class; Season

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; COLOR; COOKING; FEMALE; ITALY; MALE; MEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; COLOR; COOKERY; FEMALE; ITALY; MALE; MEAT; SEASONS;

EID: 34250161312     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/86.5.959     Document Type: Article

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