Effects of fasting prior to slaughter on technological and sensory properties of the loin muscle (M. longissimus dorsi) of pigs

Meat Science

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 351-357

  Sterten, H ^a,d   Froystein T ^c   Oksbjerg, N ^b   Rehnberg, A C ^c   Ekker, A S ^a   Kjos, N P ^d  

^a Felleskjøpet Forutvikling   (Norway)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^c Animalia   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Colour; Drip loss; Fasting; Feeding regime; Gender; pH; Pork; Sensory properties

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 69549095831     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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