Effect of animal sex and time of slaughter on sensory quality of meat from Norwegian lamb

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-36

  Mushi, D E ^a   Eik, L O ^a   Sorheim O ^b   Adnoy T ^a   Haugen, J E ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Meat quality; Norwegian lambs; Time of slaughter

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 48949118175     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700802127414     Document Type: Article

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