The protective effect of electrical stimulation and wrapping on beef tenderness at high pre rigor temperatures

Meat Science

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 299-306

  Rosenvold, Katja ^a   North, Mike ^a   Devine, Carrick ^b   Micklander, Elisabeth ^a   Hansen, Per ^c   Dobbie, Peter ^a   Wells, Robyn ^b  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c EquatioNZ   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Beef longissimus; Drip; Electrical stimulation; Rigor temperature; Tenderness; Wrapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 40849120546     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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