Genotype and age at slaughter influence the retail shelf-life of the loin and knuckle from sheep carcasses

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1190-1200

  Warner, R D ^a,b   Ponnampalam, E N ^b   Kearney, G A ^c   Hopkins, D L ^d   Jacob, R H ^e  

^a Sheep CRC   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c Centre for Sheep Meat Development ^*  (Australia)

^d NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^e DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; GENOTYPE; SHEEP;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34548722748     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA07077     Document Type: Article

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