Influence of partial and complete caponization on chicken meat quality

Poultry Science

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1466-1473

  Sirri, F ^a   Bianchi, M ^a   Petracci, M ^a   Meluzzi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capon; Chicken; Cock; Meat quality; Slip

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; MALE; MEAT; ORCHIECTOMY; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; MALE; MEAT; ORCHIECTOMY;

EID: 70149121467     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00405     Document Type: Article

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