Distributions of brine and bacteria in beef primal cuts injected with brine without, or before or after mechanical tenderizing

Meat Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 181-187

  Gill, C O ^a   Uttaro, B ^a   Badoni, M ^a   Zawadski, S ^a  

^a LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria in tissues; Beef; Brine distribution; Brine injection; Mechanical tenderizing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA INNOCUA;

EID: 39449139324     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2007.08.012     Document Type: Article

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