Effects of dietary glycine betaine on pork quality in different muscle types

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1754-1760

  Hur, Sun Jin ^a   Yang, Han Sul ^a   Park, Gu Boo ^a   Joo, Seon Tea ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fatty acid; Glycine betaine; Muscle types; Sarcomere length; Water holding capacity

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 38049138307     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2007.1754     Document Type: Article

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