The effects of broiler catching method on breast meat quality

Meat Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 163-171

  Schilling, M W ^a   Radhakrishnan, V ^a   Thaxton, Y V ^a   Christensen, K ^b   Thaxton, J P ^a   Jackson, V ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OK Industries Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Broiler breast; Hand catching; Machine catching; Meat quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 39449100836     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2007.08.010     Document Type: Article

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