Enhancing pork loin quality attributes through genotype, chilling method and ageing time

Meat Science

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 447-453

  Juárez, Manuel ^a   Caine, William R ^a   Larsen, Ivy L ^a   Robertson, Wayne M ^a   Dugan, Mike E R ^a   Aalhus, Jennifer L ^a  

^a LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blast chilling; Breed; Flavour; Pig; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 69549109979     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2009.06.016     Document Type: Article

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